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.

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

Justice Quinn's majority opinion wasn't the 8-1 decision.

Justice Olson's majority opinion wasn't the 6-3 decision.

Justice Larson's majority opinion was 3 weeks before Short v Metz.

The March 24 proceeding didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Caldwell.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion wasn't the 6-3 decision.

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

The 6-3 decision was 2 weeks after Justice Underwood's majority opinion.

Watts v Yang was 4 weeks before the 3-6 decision.

Of the April 7 case and Justice Larson's majority opinion, one was the 8-1 decision and the other was Gibbs v Kintz.

Of the March 3 proceeding and the March 10 proceeding, one was Gibbs v Kintz and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood.

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

Alvarado Caldwell Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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.

North Bridge is 3,000 feet longer than the bridge in Copenhagen.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the girder bridge.

Bay Bridge is  shorter than the cantilever bridge.

The bowstring one is 3,000 feet longer than the structure in Dublin.

Of the cantilever structure and the one in Warsaw, one is 11,500 ft and the other is Vellon Bridge.

Sandy Bridge, the 16,000 ft one, and the bridge in Vaduz are three different structures.

The one in Vaduz isn't the truss bridge.

Sandy Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the cantilever structure.

The 10,000 ft bridge isn't the camelback bridge.

The structure in Helsinki isn't the truss bridge.

The bridge in Helsinki is 1,500 feet shorter than Bay Bridge.

The girder bridge is either the 13,000 ft one or the bridge in Helsinki.

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

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder truss

Copenhagen Dublin Helsinki Rome Vaduz Warsaw


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.

Sama Takako was built 120 years before the temple dedicated to the dragon.

Sama Takako was built 240 years before the temple dedicated to the rooster.

Of Takahashi and the structure built in 1705, one is dedicated to the dragon and the other is in Uchida.

Takahashi was built 60 years before the temple dedicated to the turtle.

Okabe Honzo isn't dedicated to the rooster.

Of the shrine in Toyagi and Amari Michi, one is dedicated to the frog and the other was built in 1705.

The shrine dedicated to the dragon, the structure built in 1525, and the shrine in Niwa are three different shrines.

Of the structure in Usui and the temple built in 1525, one is Takahashi and the other is dedicated to the deer.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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 investing show has 2 million more downloads than Geneva Gold's show.

Of Dixie Dean's show and the show that began in 2009, one is about sports and the other has 5 million downloads.

Faye Fender's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the show that began in 2015.

The gaming podcast has  fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2007.

The show that began in 2010 has 2 million more downloads than Cora Capon's show.

The six shows are Bobby Bora's show, the show that began in 2009, the show that began in 2013, the show with 6 million downloads, the business podcast and the podcast with 3 million downloads.

The show with 3 million downloads didn't start in 2008.

The business show has 1 million fewer downloads than Dixie Dean's show.

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

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

business film gaming investing literature sports


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

The box found on May 12 didn't have the chewing gum inside it.

The box that held the brass key was found 12 days before the cache at 88.4584 W.

The case at 40.8991 N wasn't at 88.2694 W.

The box that held the decoder ring, the case found on May 6, and the case at 40.2516 N are three different boxes.

Of the box at 88.3907 W and the case that held the decoder ring, one was found on May 12 and the other was at 41.0237 N.

Of the box at 40.6656 N and the cache at 88.1928 W, one held the puzzle book and the other was found on May 9.

The cache at 88.1928 W was either the box that held the brass key or the box found on May 6.

The cache that held the marbles was found 6 days after the box at 40.2516 N.

Of the cache at 40.5912 N and the box found on May 9, one was at 88.1863 W and the other held the brass key.

The case found on May 18 wasn't at 88.3821 W.

brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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

Neither the sandwich with bologna nor the order with ham is the order with muenster cheese.

Of the $3.75 sandwich and Frances's order, one includes liverwurst and the other includes havarti cheese.

The sandwich with bologna costs 3 dollars more than the order with colby jack cheese.

Darrell's sandwich costs 2 dollars more than the order with salami.

The $5.75 sandwich includes gouda cheese.

The sandwich with salami costs 2 dollars more than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

The order with corned beef costs 1 dollar less than Greg's sandwich.

Of the $4.75 sandwich and Greg's sandwich, one includes provolone cheese and the other includes liverwurst.

Of the sandwich with gouda cheese and the sandwich with bologna, one costs $6.75 and the other is Yolanda's.

Darrell Frances Greg Omar Warren Yolanda

colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
roast beef
salami


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

The client that chose honey blonde is either Tammie's customer or Whitney's customer.

Of Flora and the client that chose jet black, one has the 2:00pm appointment and the other is being worked on by Whitney.

Rhonda's customer is either Cristina or the customer with the 2:00pm appointment.

The customer that chose warm mocha is either Nettie's customer or Iris.

The six customers are Myra, the customer with the 2:00pm appointment, the customer that chose vivacious red, the customer with the 3:00pm appointment, the client that chose warm mocha and the client with the 1:00pm appointment.

The customer that chose warm mocha has her appointment sometime after Whitney's client.

Of the client that chose deep copper and the customer that chose warm mocha, one is Cristina and the other is being worked on by Whitney.

The customer that chose brown sable has her appointment 4 hours after Kelly.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment is either Susie's client or the customer that chose warm mocha.

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
jet black
vivacious red
warm mocha


The $4.75 sandwich includes havarti cheese.

Of Verna's sandwich and the sandwich with swiss cheese, one includes ham and the other costs $3.75.

The sandwich with salami costs 1 dollar more than Yolanda's sandwich.

Neither Billie's order nor the $5.75 sandwich is the order with roast beef.

Billie's order is either the sandwich with cheddar cheese or the $7.75 order.

The $7.75 sandwich is either Henrietta's sandwich or the order with roast beef.

Yolanda's order doesn't include colby jack cheese.

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

The sandwich with bologna costs 2 dollars more than Frances's sandwich.

Of the sandwich with gouda cheese and Tony's order, one costs $5.75 and the other costs $7.75.

Verna's order costs  less than the order with roast beef.

Billie Frances Henrietta Tony Verna Yolanda

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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

The meal served on May 16th contains 20 more calories than the meal with 9 grams of protein.

The dish served on May 15th contains 80 more calories than the kale quinoa.

The garlic tilapia doesn't have exactly 8 grams of protein.

The chili pork, the recipe served on May 16th, the dish with 10 grams of protein, the recipe served on May 13th and the dish served on May 15th were all different recipes.

The meal with 460 calories wasn't served on May 14th.

The asian steak contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal with 8 grams of protein.

Of the chili pork and the recipe with 400 calories, one was served on May 14th and the other was served on May 16th.

The asian steak was either the dish with 420 calories or the meal served on May 15th.

The meal with 400 calories doesn't have exactly 7 grams of protein.

Of the dish with 8 grams of protein and the bulgur salad, one has 380 calories and the other was served on May 11th.

The meal with 400 calories doesn't have exactly 15 grams of protein.

The chili pork doesn't have exactly 7 grams of protein.

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

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

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


Of the girder one and the one in Dublin, one is 13,000 ft and the other is Vellon Bridge.

The bridge in Vaduz isn't the camelback bridge.

The one in Athens is the cantilever bridge.

Of the bowstring bridge and Sandy Bridge, one is in Bucharest and the other is 10,000 ft.

Of the structure in Athens and the 10,000 ft one, one is the cable-stayed bridge and the other is Gorem Bridge.

The bridge in Oslo is either the bowstring bridge or the cable-stayed one.

The one in Bucharest is 4,500 feet shorter than the camelback structure.

Sandy Bridge is 3,000 feet shorter than the girder structure.

Star Bridge, the one in Athens, and the 14,500 ft bridge are three different structures.

The cantilever bridge, the 11,500 ft one, and Bay Bridge are three different structures.

Athens Bucharest Dublin Madrid Oslo Vaduz


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 contestant who finished sixth wasn't from Hollis.

The contestant from Westport finished 1 place after Ian.

The contestant from Lytton finished 3 places after the contestant who got 20 Across wrong.

Of the solver from Hollis and Carol, one answered 26 Down incorrectly and the other finished fifth.

Of the contestant from Unionville and the solver who finished fourth, one answered 18 Down incorrectly and the other was Zachary.

The solver who got 20 Across wrong was from Westport.

The contestant from Jackman was either Yvonne or the contestant who got 4 Across wrong.

Zachary was either the contestant from Jackman or the solver who got 2 Down wrong.

The contestant from Kalona finished 4 places before the contestant who got 4 Across wrong.

Hollis Jackman Kalona Lytton Unionville Westport

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


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 Nielsen's home is somewhat smaller than the $29,000 structure.

The Nielsen's house will be delivered to Kennebunkport.

Of the $29,000 structure and the 125 sq ft house, one is for the Gillespies and the other will be delivered to Healdsburg.

The 95 sq ft structure is either the $32,250 structure or the home going to Dallas Center.

Of the 140 sq ft house and the Zimmerman's home, one sold for $36,000 and the other will be delivered to Kennebunkport.

The home going to Kennebunkport didn't sell for $25,000.

The Ingram's structure sold for $38,000.

The Pratt's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the structure going to Shaver Lake.

The Pratt's structure won't be going to Unionville.

The structure going to Dallas Center didn't sell for $25,000.

The $25,000 structure is either the 170 sq ft structure or the Nielsen's home.

The $32,250 house is 30 sq ft smaller than the Ingram's house.

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

Gillespie Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Unionville


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

The contestant from Fort Kent scored  fewer points than the player in lane 6.

The player who scored 620 points wasn't from Elk Grove.

Of the contestant from Bristol and Stanley, one scored 380 points and the other was in lane 7.

The player from Junction City scored 240 points fewer points than Stanley.

The person from Junction City scored 160 points fewer points than Perry.

The contestant who scored 540 points was in lane 2.

The player in lane 5 scored  more points than Terrence.

The player who scored 460 points wasn't in lane 5.

Of Perry and the player who scored 300 points, one was in lane 4 and the other was from Fort Kent.

The player in lane 4 scored  fewer points than the person from Cutler.

The contestant in lane 2 is either the player from Bristol or Vincent.

Florence Irma Perry Stanley Terrence Vincent

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Ontario


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

The engineer has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from Norway.

The person from Mexico has a birthday 4 months before the musician.

The six people are Kevin, the diplomat, the traveler from Norway, the traveler whose birthday is on July 16th, the traveler from Canada and the person from Mexico.

The traveler whose birthday is on June 14th is not from Germany.

Of the traveler whose birthday is on April 13th and the diplomat, one is from Norway and the other is Harry.

Of the person born on May 18th and the musician, one is Jeffrey and the other is Kevin.

Of Charles and the musician, one is from Norway and the other was born on September 17th.

Jeffrey has a birthday sometime after the lawyer.

The surgeon has a birthday 1 month after the person from Sweden.

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

Charles Frank Harry Jeffrey Kevin Michael

diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium Canada Germany Mexico Norway Sweden


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

The person who will be seeing Dr. Zamora has an appointment 4 hours after Felix.

Tommy has an appointment 4 hours after the patient going in for the crown.

The six people are Dwight, the patient going in for the extraction, the client who will be seeing Dr. Ingram, the client with the 9:30am appointment, the client going in for the whitening and the person with the 2:30pm appointment.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Owens doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

Of Tommy and the client going in for the root canal, one will be seen by Dr. Owens and the other is scheduled for 11:30am.

Zachary has an appointment 4 hours after the patient who will be seeing Dr. McClain.

Of the patient who will be seeing Dr. Joseph and Zachary, one is scheduled for 11:30am and the other has the appointment for the extraction.

Allison Dwight Ernest Felix Tommy Zachary

crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Ingram
Dr. Joseph
Dr. McClain
Dr. Owens
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Zamora


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 500,000 viewers didn't air on FNX.

The program that aired on GMA had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Wednesday.

Of the show that aired on Sunday and the show that aired on GMA, one aired at 10:00pm and the other brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The six programs were the show that aired at 10:00pm, the show with 1,250,000 viewers, the program that aired on SBC, the program with 500,000 viewers, the show that aired on WNW and the show with 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 11:30am didn't air on Saturday.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers was either the program that aired on Saturday or the show that aired on Wednesday.

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

The program that aired at 1:00pm brought in 500,000 viewers.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on PTR.

Of the show that aired on Tuesday and the show with 1,250,000 viewers, one aired on PTR and the other aired on GMA.

The show that aired on WNW had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on Thursday.

The program that aired at 2:00pm didn't air on Sunday.

Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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

"Books-4-U" has 100 more books than the Mack truck.

Of the mobile library with 250 books and "Books-4-U", one is the school bus and the other is driven by Richard.

Of the Airstream and "Explore More", one is driven by Terri and the other has 350 books.

The mobile library with 500 books is the Airstream.

The ambulance has 150 more books than "Ready Reader".

The bookmobile with 400 books is driven by Ira.

Of the mobile library Leroy drives and "Words To Go", one is the Airstream and the other has 250 books.

"Dream Machine", the bookmobile with 450 books, the mobile library Wesley drives, the bookmobile with 350 books and the Greyhound bus are all different vehicles.

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

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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 who won in 1976 is from Australia.

The winner from Canada didn't win the prize in economics.

Of the person who won the prize in astronomy and the person from Australia, one is Ada Alvarez and the other won in 1964.

The winner from Ireland won her prize 4 years after Hannah Hay.

Hannah Hay won her prize 8 years after the winner from Poland.

Of Ada Alvarez and the winner from Canada, one won the prize in literature and the other won in 1968.

Neither the winner from Germany nor the winner who won the prize in economics is Lisa Lara.

Neither the winner who won the prize in economics nor the person who won the prize in physics is the person from Germany.

Lisa Lara didn't win the prize in medicine.

The winner who won the prize in physics won her prize 12 years after Tara Tate.

Ida Ingram is either the winner who won the prize in physics or the winner from Ireland.

Ada Alvarez
Hannah Hay
Ida Ingram
Lisa Lara
Olive Olson
Tara Tate

astronomy chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia
Canada
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
Poland


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

The mogul worth $28 billion is either Tim Townsend or Joseph Jakes.

Al Acosta, the mogul who works in the aerospace industry, and the tycoon from Sweden are three different people.

Of the magnate who works in the finance industry and the person from Ireland, one is worth $25 billion and the other is Joseph Jakes.

Cal Craig is worth 2 billion less than the magnate from Sweden.

Al Acosta doesn't work in the retail industry.

Leonard Levy doesn't work in the aerospace industry.

The magnate from England is worth 1 billion more than the person who works in the medical industry.

Dirk Dillon is worth 1 billion more than the mogul from Denmark.

Tim Townsend works in the biotech industry.

Al Acosta is worth 1 billion more than the magnate from Argentina.

The person worth $29 billion is from Ireland.

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

Al Acosta
Cal Craig
Dirk Dillon
Joseph Jakes
Leonard Levy
Tim Townsend

Argentina Canada Denmark Ireland England Sweden

aerospace biotech finance medical retail software


Mildred's order doesn't include roast beef.

Of the sandwich with bologna and the sandwich with ham, one costs $5.75 and the other is Billie's.

Irene's order is either the sandwich with liverwurst or the sandwich with havarti cheese.

Mildred's sandwich doesn't include salami.

The sandwich with havarti cheese costs 1 dollar more than Billie's order.

Neither the order with ham nor the sandwich with salami is the $6.75 sandwich.

The sandwich with roast beef costs 3 dollars more than the sandwich with gouda cheese.

Of the sandwich with prosciutto and the $6.75 sandwich, one is Darrell's and the other includes provolone cheese.

Billie's order costs 2 dollars less than the order with salami.

Henrietta's order is either the order with salami or the $5.75 order.

The sandwich with swiss cheese costs 1 dollar less than Darrell's order.

The order with ham is either the order with cheddar cheese or Irene's sandwich.

Billie Darrell Emily Henrietta Irene Mildred

bologna
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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

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

Of the person who finished second and the knitter who entered her blanket, one made the white item and the other is Holly.

Jeanette finished 2 places before the knitter who submitted the orange item.

The knitter who entered her scarf finished somewhat after the knitter who submitted the green item.

Carla is either the person who entered her blanket or the entrant who entered her sweater.

Holly, the person who submitted the blue item, and the person who submitted the white item are three different people.

Carla finished 1 place after the entrant who submitted the green item.

The person who submitted the purple item finished 2 places after the person who entered her mittens.

The knitter who submitted the purple item, Carla, the entrant who entered her blanket, Laverne and Jeanette are all different people.

The person who submitted the black item finished 2 places before Holly.

Carla Holly Jeanette Laverne Viola Winifred

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
sweater
tea cozy


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 Geometry class is either the class with 37 students or the class in room 215.

The class with 29 students isn't the Latin class.

The course in room 125 has 4  fewer students than the Chemistry class.

Of the course with 37 students and the Physics class, one is in room 318 and the other is taught by Saunders.

The Art class has somewhat more students than Mr. Ellis's class.

Of the course in room 114 and the class in room 125, one is taught by Herman and the other is the Geometry class.

The course with 31 students isn't taught by Ellis.

The class with 31 students isn't taught by Gilmore.

The Chemistry class isn't taught by Gilmore.

The class in room 412 has somewhat fewer students than the Physics class.

Of Mr. Herman's class and the class in room 215, one has 33 students and the other is the Latin class.

The Chemistry class isn't taught by Franklin.

The class in room 129 has 2  more students than the Geometry class.

Ellis Franklin Gilmore Herman Saunders Yang

Art Chemistry Geometry Latin Physics Pre-Calculus


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

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

Of Justice Larson's majority opinion and the 3-6 decision, one was Watts v Yang and the other was on April 7.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was sometime before the 6-3 decision.

Of Justice Olson's majority opinion and Omar v Powers, one was the 2-7 decision and the other was on March 10.

The six cases were Justice Caldwell's majority opinion, Watts v Yang, the 3-6 decision, Ayers v Byrd, the March 17 case and Carson v Dunn.

Carson v Dunn was 4 weeks before Justice Larson's majority opinion.

The 6-3 decision was sometime before Justice Caldwell's majority opinion.

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

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

Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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.

Pam Powell spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who lives in Eustis.

Of the friend who lives in Fruitland and Ned Norris, one gave Ally the blender and the other spent $425.

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

The friend who lives in Clovis spent 50 dollars more than Jack Jordan.

The attendee who spent $475 is either the friend who lives in Decatur City or Mitch Mayo.

The friend who lives in Decatur City gave Ally the juicer.

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

Kit Kelley didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who spent $500 gave Ally the planter.

Ned Norris spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

Ora Osborne spent 50 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the blender.

Jack Jordan spent 50 dollars less than the friend who gave Ally the HD tv.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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 item for the person who played pitcher sold for 150 dollars more than the 1978 item.

Irv Ingram's card didn't feature the person who played first base.

The one for the person who played left field sold for 150 dollars more than the 1988 one.

Neddy Norris's card didn't sell for $175.

The 1972 one sold for 100 dollars less than Irv Ingram's one.

Of the card that sold for $325 and the piece for the person who played third base, one featured Eric Estrada and the other came out in 1978.

Of the 2004 item and the 1978 item, one featured Gilby Glass and the other sold for $375.

Bill Bernard's one sold for somewhat more than the piece for the person who played right field.

The card that sold for $225 didn't come out in 1974.

Cole Cooley's piece sold for somewhat more than the 1978 item.

The six cards were the piece for the person who played left field, the 1978 card, Neddy Norris's item, the 1972 piece, Cole Cooley's piece and Irv Ingram's item.

The piece that sold for $225 didn't feature the person who played first base.

Bill Bernard
Cole Cooley
Eric Estrada
Gilby Glass
Irv Ingram
Neddy Norris

first base
left field
pitcher
right field
shortstop
third base


Deanna scored 80 points fewer points than the person in lane 1.

The person in lane 1 scored 160 points fewer points than the person from Pacific Grove.

The person who scored 620 points wasn't from Pacific Grove.

Irma scored  more points than the person from Cutler.

The contestant from Elk Grove is either the person who scored 700 points or the player in lane 1.

The person from Modesto, the contestant in lane 2, and the player in lane 5 are three different people.

Of the player in lane 4 and the person from Pacific Grove, one is Nina and the other scored 300 points.

Of the player who scored 700 points and the player from Pacific Grove, one is Esther and the other was in lane 2.

Of the contestant in lane 3 and Stanley, one was from Bristol and the other scored 380 points.

Alberta is either the player from Modesto or the contestant who scored 300 points.

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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

The game made by Tarco Inc. came out 1 year after the $2,500 machine.

"Aladeen", the $1,500 game, and the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys are three different games.

"Archer Quest" came out 2 years before the machine made by Waverly Toys.

Of the $2,000 machine and the machine made by Maxigame, one was released in 1974 and the other is "Disco Mania".

The pinball machine released in 1978 was made by Maxigame.

"Bowling Alley" came out 1 year after the system made by Hayco Inc..

The system released in 1977 is either "Zany Circus" or "Disco Mania".

"Aladeen" came out 1 year after the machine made by Arco.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Zany Circus

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


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 Gayle bought cost  more than the fish.

The yellow balloon was either the $7.00 piece or the cat.

The gold balloon cost 1 dollar less than the monkey.

The balloon Rudolph bought wasn't magenta.

Of the purple animal and the fish, one cost $5.00 and the other was purchased by Heidi.

The $8.00 balloon was either the piece Rudolph bought or the monkey.

The red piece cost  less than the balloon Sidney bought.

The bear cost  less than the balloon Lucas bought.

The balloon Heidi bought cost  more than the gold piece.

Of the purple animal and the animal Lucas bought, one cost $4.00 and the other cost $7.00.


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

Of the golfer who won in 1925 and the person who scored a 65, one was Wendy Wells and the other won at Pennyfoot.

The person who won at Willow Grove won her tournament sometime after Grace Goritz.

The golfer who won at Juniper Hills didn't shoot a 61.

The golfer who scored a 62 was either Inez or the person who won at Scotch Pines.

The woman who won at Amble Glen was either Grace Goritz or the woman who won in 1924.

The woman who won in 1922 didn't win at Willow Grove.

The six golfers were the golfer who won in 1921, Olivia Oden, Grace Goritz, Carrie Cole, the golfer who won at Amble Glen and the person who won at Pennyfoot.

The person who won in 1924 didn't shoot a 61.

Carrie Cole won her tournament 2 years after the golfer who scored a 63.

The golfer who scored a 62 won her tournament 3 years after Carrie Cole.

The person who scored a 60 won her tournament 1 year after Wendy Wells.

Wendy Wells won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove.

Carrie Cole
Grace Goritz
Inez
Olivia Oden
Shari Steel
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Willow Grove


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

The person who made the cashew tofu scored 14 more points than the person from Enzo's.

Hattie, the person who scored 77 points, and the chef from White Bean are three different chefs.

Hattie scored 7 more points than the cook who made the pepper steak.

The chef who scored 49 points didn't make the lemon snapper.

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

The cook from White Bean didn't make the turkey soup.

The person from Epicurious didn't make the turkey soup.

Ed scored 14 more points than the cook from Demitasse.

Of the cook who made the pepper steak and the cook from Zenaida's, one scored 56 points and the other was Ollie.

Bertha scored somewhat fewer points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

The chef who made the smoked pork is either the cook who scored 63 points or the chef from Epicurious.

The person from Epicurious scored 7 fewer points than Bertha.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


Harry has a birthday 2 months before the politician.

Of the traveler from Canada and the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th, one is the diplomat and the other is Dale.

The traveler from Canada is the musician.

Of the politician and the person from Germany, one was born on July 16th and the other is Neville.

Neither the person whose birthday is on June 14th nor Bill is the musician.

The traveler from France has a birthday 3 months before the lawyer.

The traveler from Norway is either the architect or the diplomat.

Neither the person from Canada nor the person whose birthday is on August 15th is Michael.

The traveler from South Africa is not the lawyer.

Of the architect and Harry, one is from France and the other was born on May 18th.

architect diplomat lawyer musician politician surgeon

Canada
France
Germany
Mexico
Norway
South Africa


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.

Ramon won sometime before the competitor who won with a flush.

Of the person who won the $9.00 pot and Zachary, one won with a straight and the other won the fourth hand.

Of the competitor who won with a full house and Zachary, one won the $5.25 pot and the other won the first hand.

Zachary won 1 hand after the player who won the $6.50 pot.

Nathaniel won 3 hands before the player who won the $5.25 pot.

Paulette won 2 hands before the person who won with two pairs.

The person who won with one pair won 1 hand before the player who won the $9.00 pot.

The player who won with a royal flush won sometime before Nathaniel.

The player who won the $12.50 pot didn't win with one pair.

Guillermo was either the player who won the $23.25 pot or the competitor who won with one pair.

Ernestine Guillermo Nathaniel Paulette Ramon Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


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

The box at 40.5912 N was either the case at 88.2694 W or the case that held the marbles.

The box at 88.4584 W was either the box found on May 15 or the case at 41.0237 N.

The cache at 40.8991 N wasn't at 88.0431 W.

The box at 88.1928 W was found sometime before the cache at 41.0237 N.

The cache found on May 15 held the ancient coin.

Of the case found on May 3 and the box at 40.5912 N, one held the sunglasses and the other held the ancient coin.

The box at 40.6656 N was found sometime before the case that held the puzzle book.

The box at 40.6656 N didn't have the decoder ring inside it.

Of the case that held the puzzle book and the box found on May 18, one was at 41.0237 N and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The box at 40.6656 N didn't have the sunglasses inside it.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found 3 days after the cache at 88.1928 W.

The case at 40.8991 N was found 3 days after the cache that held the sunglasses.

The cache found on May 18 was either the case that held the marbles or the box at 88.3821 W.

ancient coin
brass key
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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

The player from Modesto scored  more points than the person in lane 1.

The player from Fort Kent scored 80 points fewer points than Vincent.

The player who scored 380 points wasn't in lane 7.

The person from Fort Kent scored 80 points fewer points than the player in lane 5.

The contestant from Pacific Grove is either the person who scored 620 points or the player in lane 1.

Of the player from Pacific Grove and the person who scored 300 points, one is Nina and the other was in lane 4.

The contestant who scored 300 points is either the contestant in lane 1 or the person from Fort Kent.

Christie scored  fewer points than the person in lane 4.

The contestant who scored 700 points, the contestant from Cutler, and the player from Modesto are three different people.

Irma is either the person in lane 7 or the player from Bristol.

Of the contestant who scored 540 points and Florence, one was in lane 4 and the other was from Ontario.

The player from Bristol wasn't in lane 6.

Rena scored 80 points more points than the contestant from Cutler.

Christie Florence Irma Nina Rena Vincent

Bristol
Cutler
Fort Kent
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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

Hannah owes  less than the person who ordered the club sandwich.

Of the person whose order cost $4.90 and the salesperson who ordered the diet coke, one is Peter and the other ordered the taco salad.

Chip owes  more than the team member who ordered the grape soda.

The person who ordered the root beer is either the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich or Samantha.

The team member whose order cost $6.25 ordered the diet coke.

Neither the team member whose order cost $7.15 nor Chip is the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member who ordered the Italian sub owes 90 cents more than Erica.

Chip is either the team member who ordered the diet coke or the team member who ordered the iced tea.

Geoffrey owes 90 cents more than the team member who ordered the Italian sub.

The person who ordered the root beer didn't order the B.L.T..

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub owes 45 cents less than Peter.

The team member who ordered the cheeseburger owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the ginger ale.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Peter Samantha

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

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


Of the player who scored 620 points and the person who scored 460 points, one is Perry and the other was in lane 5.

The person from Fort Kent scored  fewer points than Gretchen.

The player from Cutler wasn't in lane 3.

The contestant who scored 540 points wasn't in lane 4.

Of Kristie and the contestant in lane 5, one was from Bristol and the other scored 380 points.

The player who scored 300 points wasn't in lane 7.

The player in lane 2, the player in lane 5, the player from Junction City and the player from Elk Grove are all different people.

Of the contestant who scored 540 points and the contestant in lane 2, one was from Cutler and the other is Kristie.

The person from Pacific Grove scored 80 points more points than Kristie.

The contestant in lane 4 scored  more points than Perry.

Hope scored 240 points more points than the person in lane 2.

Brandi, the person in lane 5, and the person from Elk Grove are three different people.

The contestant from Junction City wasn't in lane 3.

Brandi Gretchen Hope Kristie Perry Wanda

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
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.

The $1,000 puppet isn't going to Ypsilanti.

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

Herman's piece, the $2,000 piece, and the $1,000 puppet are three different dummies.

The six dummies are Lucas's dummy, "Sniffletoe", the piece going to Portland, "Xavier", the $750 dummy and the $1,000 piece.

"Waldarama" cost 250 dollars more than Nicole's piece.

The puppet going to Portland cost somewhat more than "Valencio".

Isabel's dummy is either "Valencio" or "Tombawomba".

The dummy going to St. Moritz cost 750 dollars less than Lucas's puppet.

The dummy going to Ypsilanti cost somewhat more than Isabel's piece.

The puppet going to Baltimore cost 250 dollars more than Margarita's puppet.

Herman Isabel Jeff Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Ypsilanti


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

The home in Aarlanderveen isn't owned by the Van den Berg family.

The home built in 1729 isn't owned by the Van den Berg family.

The windmill in Aarlanderveen was built 92 years before the Smit family's windmill.

The home in Leiderdorp is either the Visser family's structure or the Smit family's structure.

The Smit family's windmill is either Grosmolen or the windmill in Den Bommel.

The house in Den Bommel was built sometime before Oostmolen.

Doesmolen was built sometime before the Bakker family's structure.

The windmill built in 1775 isn't owned by the Bakker family.

Hoekmolen was built sometime before the home in Aarlanderveen.

The structure built in 1706 isn't owned by the Visser family.

Doesmolen is either the house in Den Bommel or the windmill in Moerkapelle.

The house built in 1752 is either the Van den Berg family's house or Zemelmolen.

Of the Jansen family's home and the home built in 1798, one is in Kinderdijk and the other is Grosmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
Jansen
Smit
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


Of the tycoon from Ireland and the person who works in the software industry, one is Al Acosta and the other is worth $25 billion.

The tycoon worth $28 billion is from Ireland.

The mogul who works in the finance industry is worth somewhat more than the mogul from Ireland.

The person who works in the pharmaceutical industry is worth 1 billion less than Gil Gallegos.

The tycoon from Norway is worth somewhat more than the magnate who works in the software industry.

The mogul from Mexico is worth somewhat more than Nadine Newton.

The magnate from Mexico is either Mike Mckay or the person who works in the software industry.

Tim Townsend isn't worth exactly $26 billion.

The tycoon from Sweden is worth 3 billion more than Tim Townsend.

Nadine Newton, the mogul from Denmark, the mogul worth $26 billion and the mogul who works in the retail industry are all different people.

The magnate worth $30 billion works in the banking industry.

Al Acosta
Ed Everett
Gil Gallegos
Mike Mckay
Nadine Newton
Tim Townsend

Denmark Ireland England Mexico Norway Sweden

banking biotech finance retail pharmaceutical software


The woman who won in 1922 was either the person who scored a 62 or Vickie Vern.

The golfer who won in 1923 was either the woman who won at Amble Glen or Tina Tuttle.

Bonita Bitz was either the woman who scored a 59 or the golfer who won in 1925.

Of Tina Tuttle and the person who scored a 67, one won at Pennyfoot and the other won in 1921.

Tina Tuttle, the woman who won at Cowbush Cove, the woman who won in 1923 and the golfer who won at Scotch Pines were all different golfers.

The woman who scored a 67 won her tournament 1 year after the woman who won at Scotch Pines.

Of the person who scored a 61 and Olivia Oden, one won in 1923 and the other won in 1925.

Bonita Bitz won her tournament 4 years after the woman who scored a 64.

Of the golfer who scored a 61 and the person who won at Scotch Pines, one was Vickie Vern and the other won in 1923.

Vickie Vern won her tournament 1 year before the woman who won at Willow Grove.

Bonita Bitz
Kristina Katz
Leslie Lane
Olivia Oden
Tina Tuttle
Vickie Vern

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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.

North Bridge is  shorter than the cantilever one.

Avery Bridge is 4,500 feet shorter than the one in Vaduz.

The 16,000 ft one isn't the cantilever bridge.

North Bridge is either the one in Zagreb or the one in Vaduz.

The 16,000 ft bridge is either the cable-stayed structure or the bridge in Tallinn.

The structure in Luxembourg is 3,000 feet longer than Avery Bridge.

The one in Bucharest isn't the cable-stayed bridge.

Of Gorem Bridge and the one in Zagreb, one is 8,500 ft and the other is the cable-stayed bridge.

Star Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the camelback structure.

Bay Bridge is  longer than the bowstring one.

The 10,000 ft structure isn't the suspension bridge.

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

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension truss

Bucharest Dublin Luxembourg Tallinn Vaduz Zagreb


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

Valerie's design landed 20 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 2nd.

The airplane that went 65 feet was either the blue airplane or the plane that was thrown 6th.

Omar's design went somewhat farther than the blue plane.

Margo's design went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.

The blue airplane was either the plane that went 45 feet or Margo's design.

Of the black plane and the white airplane, one was thrown 2nd and the other was Ella's.

The six planes were the plane that was thrown 5th, the white airplane, the black airplane, the plane that went 15 feet, the silver plane and the blue plane.

Of the black plane and the airplane that went 15 feet, one was thrown 1st and the other was Omar's.

Roderick's design landed 20 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 7th.

Omar's design, the plane that was thrown 4th, and the airplane that went 45 feet are three different planes.

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


Of the chef who made the smoked pork and the person who scored 49 points, one works at White Bean and the other was Darlene.

The chef who made the turkey soup scored 28 fewer points than the person from Enzo's.

The person who scored 42 points is either the chef from Oceanside or the chef who made the lemon snapper.

Wade scored somewhat fewer points than the cook who made the jambalaya.

The cook from Apple Barn is either the person who scored 70 points or the person who made the jambalaya.

Of the person from Zenaida's and the cook who scored 70 points, one was Marjorie and the other made the lemon snapper.

The chef from Enzo's didn't make the cashew tofu.

Of the chef who scored 70 points and the person from Zenaida's, one was Zachary and the other made the smoked pork.

The chef from Oceanside scored 7 more points than the cook who made the turkey soup.

Darlene Luther Marjorie Rosalie Wade Zachary

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


The plane that was thrown 3rd went 10 feet farther than Henrietta's design.

The plane that was thrown 6th wasn't black.

The airplane that went 35 feet was either the silver airplane or Roderick's design.

The plane that was thrown 5th was either the silver plane or the white plane.

Of the plane that was thrown 4th and the plane that went 25 feet, one was Omar's and the other was yellow.

Of the airplane that went 45 feet and the airplane that went 65 feet, one was pink and the other was Margo's.

The plane that went 25 feet wasn't thrown 3rd.

The airplane that went 65 feet was either Henrietta's design or the plane that was thrown 6th.

The white airplane landed 20 feet shorter than Omar's design.

The plane that went 55 feet wasn't thrown 4th.

Of the pink plane and Ella's design, one went 45 feet and the other was thrown 7th.

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick


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.

Priscilla finished 1 place after the entrant who submitted the green item.

The knitter who submitted the blue item didn't knit the hat.

Of the entrant who finished fifth and the entrant who submitted the purple item, one is Tanya and the other made the sweater.

Of Geneva and Kimberly, one made the socks and the other made the green item.

The entrant who submitted the green item is either the person who finished fifth or Sophie.

Kimberly finished 2 places before the knitter who submitted the blue item.

The person who finished first didn't make the orange item.

Of the entrant who entered her socks and Sophie, one finished third and the other made the orange item.

The person who finished second didn't knit the blanket.

Yolanda finished somewhat before the entrant who submitted the purple item.

The person who finished second didn't knit the mittens.

The knitter who submitted the black item finished somewhat after the entrant who entered her blanket.

The person who submitted the blue item didn't knit the mittens.

Geneva Kimberly Priscilla Sophie Tanya Yolanda

blanket
hat
mittens
socks
sweater
tea cozy


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 who won in 1980 is either the person from Germany or the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

Olive Olson won the prize in bioengineering.

Glenda Glenn won her prize  after the person from Mexico.

Neither Jemma Jenks nor the winner who won the prize in bioengineering is the winner who won in 1984.

Of the winner who won the prize in chemistry and the winner from Ireland, one won in 1976 and the other is Glenda Glenn.

Of the winner from Australia and the person who won the prize in medicine, one is Rita Reeves and the other won in 1972.

Mandy Marsh won her prize 4 years after the person from Australia.

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

The six winners are Rita Reeves, the winner from Germany, the winner who won the prize in chemistry, the winner who won in 1972, the winner who won the prize in bioengineering and the winner who won the prize in physics.

Deb Daniels won her prize  after the winner from Germany.

The person who won the prize in literature won her prize  after Rita Reeves.

Deb Daniels
Glenda Glenn
Jemma Jenks
Mandy Marsh
Olive Olson
Rita Reeves

bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia Canada Germany Ireland Mexico Russia


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

The patient going in for the extraction has an appointment 2 hours after the person who will be seeing Dr. Estrada.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Fry has an appointment 3 hours after the person going in for the cleaning.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Booker has an appointment sometime after the person going in for the filling.

Of Yvette and Dwight, one is scheduled for 10:30am and the other will be seen by Dr. York.

Of the person who will be seeing Dr. Dalton and the client going in for the cleaning, one is Wayne and the other is scheduled for 11:30am.

The client going in for the root canal has an appointment sometime before Felix.

Yvette is either the patient with the 1:30pm appointment or the client with the 9:30am appointment.

The six people are the patient with the 12:30pm appointment, the person going in for the root canal, the patient who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds, the customer going in for the crown, the client going in for the extraction and Nettie.

Of the patient going in for the extraction and the customer going in for the root canal, one will be seen by Dr. York and the other is scheduled for 10:30am.

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
whitening

Dr. Booker
Dr. Dalton
Dr. Estrada
Dr. Fry
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. York


Of Yvonne and the competitor who won with a straight, one won the $9.00 pot and the other won the sixth hand.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won sometime before the competitor who won with two pairs.

The player who won the fifth hand didn't win with one pair.

Of the competitor who won the $12.50 pot and the competitor who won the first hand, one won with a straight and the other was Lee.

Zachary won 1 hand after the person who won the $9.00 pot.

The person who won the $3.75 pot didn't win with two pairs.

Of Zachary and the player who won the $9.00 pot, one won with one pair and the other won with a straight flush.

The player who won with two pairs won sometime before the person who won the $18.25 pot.

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

The person who won the $23.25 pot won 3 hands before Yvonne.

Frances Lee Omar Salvador Yvonne Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush


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

The mogul worth $30 billion doesn't work in the medical industry.

The magnate from Mexico is worth 1 billion less than the person who works in the finance industry.

Betty Bush doesn't work in the medical industry.

The mogul from England is worth 1 billion more than the person who works in the pharmaceutical industry.

The magnate worth $29 billion, Betty Bush, and the magnate from England are three different people.

The tycoon who works in the finance industry is either the mogul from Canada or the tycoon worth $29 billion.

Rachel Reid, the person from Germany, the tycoon worth $28 billion and the magnate from England are all different people.

The tycoon from England is worth 1 billion less than the tycoon who works in the retail industry.

Al Acosta, the person from Canada, and the tycoon worth $28 billion are three different people.

Of the tycoon from Germany and Joseph Jakes, one is worth $26 billion and the other works in the finance industry.

Rachel Reid works in the retail industry.

The magnate who works in the aerospace industry is either the tycoon from Argentina or the person from Mexico.

Of the tycoon worth $25 billion and the mogul who works in the software industry, one is Al Acosta and the other is from England.

Al Acosta
Betty Bush
Ida Ingram
Joseph Jakes
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid

Argentina Canada Ireland England Germany Mexico

aerospace finance medical retail pharmaceutical software


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

The person from Australia didn't win the prize in literature.

Of Casey Carson and the person who won in 1976, one is from France and the other won the prize in bioengineering.

The person who won the prize in medicine won her prize  before Sue Simpson.

The person who won the prize in astronomy won her prize  after the person from Canada.

The person who won the prize in physics won her prize 4 years before Kim Kane.

Of the winner who won in 1972 and Deb Daniels, one won the prize in physics and the other is from New Zealand.

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

The winner from New Zealand won her prize 4 years before Tara Tate.

The person who won in 1984 isn't from France.

Of the winner who won in 1984 and the person from Germany, one is Casey Carson and the other won the prize in medicine.

Casey Carson
Deb Daniels
Kim Kane
Olive Olson
Sue Simpson
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering chemistry literature medicine physics

Australia
Canada
Germany
France
New Zealand
Russia


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

Of the piece made of ash and the barstool, one was crafted by Bonita and the other costs $250.

The end table costs 25 dollars more than Ellen's item.

Ellen's piece costs 50 dollars more than the hutch.

Neither the coffee table nor the item made of oak is Kendra's piece.

Josephine's item is either the item made of walnut or the end table.

Of Bonita's piece and the bookshelf, one was made of poplar and the other costs $275.

The piece made of walnut costs 75 dollars more than Patsy's piece.

Neither the piece made of oak nor the item made of walnut is the coffee table.

Bonita Ellen Josephine Kendra Olivia Patsy

barstool
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch


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 accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 isn't in Kiev.

The Zynga Complex is headed by Dr. Ramos.

The Paris facility will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. Ramos.

The project headed by Dr. Zimmerman will go online 2 years before the Bale-Hahn SSC.

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

Of the Zagreb facility and the Egert Facility, one will go online in 2021 and the other is headed by Dr. Dorsey.

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

The Kiev facility isn't headed by Dr. Morgan.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2020, the Bale-Hahn SSC, the project headed by Dr. Ramos and the Lectra 4C are all different accelerators.

The project headed by Dr. Tate is either the Zynga Complex or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 is either the Lectra 4C or the project headed by Dr. Dorsey.

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

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Tate
Dr. Zimmerman

Dublin Helsinki Kiev Lisbon Paris Zagreb


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

The fall Derrick photographed in 2000 is somewhat taller than the waterfall located in Brazil.

The fall Derrick shot in 1987 is somewhat shorter than the fall located in Brazil.

Of the fall in Tibet and Rhoqua, one was photographed in 1990 and the other has a height of 100 ft.

The fall Derrick shot in 2000 is either the waterfall located in New Zealand or the fall located in Canada.

The waterfall in Tibet is 5 ft higher than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 2001.

The 120 ft tall fall is not located in Switzerland.

The 110 ft tall waterfall is not located in Brazil.

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

Of the fall Derrick shot in 1982 and the fall Derrick photographed in 2001, one is 120 ft tall and the other is Cerbel.

Neither Cerbel nor the 125 ft tall waterfall is the fall located in Brazil.

The fall in Brazil is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1982 or Nyalt.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 2000 is 10 ft shorter than Inawatai.

Sihat Rhoqua Nyalt Cerbel Inawatai Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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

The sports podcast has 4 million more downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

Of the film podcast and Geneva Gold's show, one has 3 million downloads and the other started in 2008.

Bobby Bora's podcast doesn't have exactly 2 million downloads.

Geneva Gold's podcast has 4 million more downloads than the gaming podcast.

The literature show didn't start in 2011.

Of Faye Fender's podcast and the podcast that began in 2012, one is about literature and the other has 3 million downloads.

Faye Fender's show has 4 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2007.

The six shows are Cora Capon's show, the podcast that began in 2008, the business show, the podcast with 1 million downloads, the show that began in 2015 and the show with 6 million downloads.

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

business film gaming literature music sports


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

Dolores, Tammie's customer, the client that chose brown sable, the client that chose honey blonde and the customer with the 4:00pm appointment are all different customers.

Of Flora and Georgia, one chose midnight blue and the other is being worked on by Tammie.

Dolores doesn't have the 11:00am appointment.

Georgia is either the client that chose honey blonde or the client that chose warm mocha.

Of Flora and the customer with the 1:00pm appointment, one chose midnight blue and the other is being worked on by Tammie.

The customer that chose brown sable has her appointment 1 hour after Whitney's client.

Lynette has her appointment sometime before the client that chose honey blonde.

Dolores has her appointment 3 hours before Yvonne's customer.

Rhonda's client has her appointment 1 hour before the client that chose deep copper.

Of the customer that chose warm mocha and Hope, one is being worked on by Tammie and the other has the 2:00pm appointment.

The customer that chose midnight blue isn't being helped by Pam.

Dolores Eileen Flora Georgia Hope Lynette

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
jet black
midnight blue
warm mocha


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 with the wishbone will leave 2 months after Gwen.

The aerophobe going to Delaware is either the flier with the rabbit's foot or the passenger with the wishbone.

Velma will leave 1 month before the flier with the coin.

Of Henry and the passenger with the talisman, one will go to Colorado and the other will leave in February.

The aerophobe leaving in May will bring their coin.

The flier going to Nebraska will leave 1 month before Eloise.

The passenger going to Hawaii is either the passenger with the shamrock or the passenger with the talisman.

Neither Eloise nor Yolanda is the passenger leaving in June.

Christie Eloise Gwen Henry Velma Yolanda

coin
horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Colorado
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
Nebraska
Rhode Island


Brandi is either the aerophobe going to Florida or the flier going to Texas.

The six fliers are Katie, the flier with the rabbit's foot, the flier going to Texas, the aerophobe leaving in June, the passenger leaving in February and the passenger leaving in April.

Brandi will leave sometime after the flier going to Colorado.

Rudy will leave 2 months after the aerophobe with the wishbone.

Neal will leave 1 month before the aerophobe going to Texas.

Neal will leave sometime after the passenger with the talisman.

Of the aerophobe with the lucky hat and Katie, one will leave in February and the other will go to Florida.

The flier going to Hawaii is either the aerophobe leaving in January or the passenger leaving in May.

The passenger going to Ohio is either the aerophobe with the wishbone or the passenger with the shamrock.

coin
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Colorado Florida Hawaii Ohio Texas Virginia


Of the project headed by Dr. Salinas and the project headed by Dr. Huff, one is the Bale-Hahn SSC and the other will go online in 2017.

The project headed by Dr. Alvarez will go online 2 years before the Zagreb facility.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021 isn't in Berlin.

The Oslo accelerator will go online 2 years before the Falston LCS.

The six accelerators are the project headed by Dr. Huff, the Zynga Complex, the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, the Zagreb accelerator, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 and the Egert Facility.

The Zagreb facility is headed by Dr. Salinas.

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

Of the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 and the Zynga Complex, one is headed by Dr. Zimmerman and the other is in Reykjavik.

Of the project headed by Dr. Huff and the project headed by Dr. Alvarez, one is the Falston LCS and the other is in Kiev.

The Tevatron LHC will go online sometime before the Berlin accelerator.

The Zynga Complex will not go online in 2016.

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Huff
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Zimmerman

Berlin Kiev Oslo Reykjavik Warsaw Zagreb


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

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years after the shrine dedicated to the frog.

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

The temple dedicated to the dragon is either the temple in Niwa or the structure in Usui.

The shrine dedicated to the turtle is in Niwa.

The structure dedicated to the cat, the shrine built in 1765, and the structure in Nakai are three different shrines.

The shrine in Uchida, the temple dedicated to the frog, and the shrine built in 1705 are three different shrines.

Yamasaki was built sometime before the temple in Uchida.

Of the temple in Usui and Sama Takako, one was built in 1765 and the other is dedicated to the rooster.

The structure dedicated to the rooster is either the structure built in 1525 or the shrine in Uchida.

The temple dedicated to the frog isn't in Nakai.

The temple dedicated to the frog isn't in Toyagi.

The structure in Niwa was built sometime before Matsuno Okura.

Of the shrine built in 1645 and the structure built in 1765, one is Matsuno Okura and the other is in Usui.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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.

Of Mr. King's class and Mr. Gilmore's class, one is the Latin class and the other has 37 students.

The Spanish class isn't taught by Newton.

The class in room 322 is either Mr. Herman's class or Mr. Morrison's class.

The course in room 412 isn't taught by Ellis.

The class in room 412 has 4  more students than the Physics class.

Mr. Morrison's class is either the course in room 319 or the course with 31 students.

Of the class in room 314 and the French class, one is taught by Gilmore and the other has 29 students.

The six classes are Mr. Gilmore's class, the class with 35 students, the course in room 201, the class with 31 students, the class with 37 students and the Geometry class.

The course in room 322 doesn't have 31 students.

The Geometry class has 2  more students than Mr. Morrison's class.

Ellis Gilmore Herman King Morrison Newton

French Geometry Latin Physics Pre-Calculus Spanish


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

Of Rebecca and the team member who ordered the meatball sub, one ordered the diet coke and the other owes $4.90.

The team member who ordered the taco salad owes 90 cents more than Peter.

The salesperson who ordered the ginger ale owes  more than Geoffrey.

The salesperson who ordered the root beer ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member who ordered the Italian sub owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the water.

Of the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub and the salesperson who ordered the water, one owes $6.70 and the other owes $6.25.

The team member who ordered the grape soda owes  more than Chip.

Of the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. and Irene, one owes $5.35 and the other ordered the grape soda.

Rebecca owes 90 cents more than the team member who ordered the root beer.

Chip Geoffrey Hannah Irene Peter Rebecca

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

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
orange soda
root beer
water


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 23 ounces of gold didn't work in California.

The person who worked in Colorado was either the prospector who found 11 ounces of gold or the miner working at York River.

Dilbert Duke didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

The person who worked in California finished with 12 ounces more gold than Dilbert Duke.

Ben Barron didn't work at the Glacier Grove claim.

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

Of the prospector who found 14 ounces of gold and the prospector working at Tyrol Creek, one was Dilbert Duke and the other was Ivan Ingram.

The person working at York River finished with somewhat less gold than the person who worked in Canada.

The miner working at York River was either Adam Alford or the person who worked in Canada.

The prospector working at Tyrol Creek finished with 12 fewer ounces of gold than Harry Howell.

The miner who worked in Arizona, the prospector who found 14 ounces of gold, the person working at Laurel Ridge, the miner who found 20 ounces of gold and the person working at York River were all different miners.

Neither the prospector working at Tyrol Creek nor the prospector working at Fuller Rise was the person who found 20 ounces of gold.

The person who worked in Canada finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than Fred Fletcher.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

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

Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico
Oregon


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

Of the show that aired on PTR and the program with 750,000 viewers, one aired on Wednesday and the other aired at 6:00pm.

The program that aired at 11:30am had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 2:00pm didn't have exactly 750,000 viewers.

The program that aired on Thursday had 1,000,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 6:00pm.

The program with 250,000 viewers, the show that aired on Friday, and the program that aired on GMA are three different programs.

The program that aired at 1:00pm was either the program that aired on FNX or the program that aired on Friday.

Of the show that aired on FNX and the program that aired at 6:00pm, one brought in 1,000,000 viewers and the other aired on Monday.

The program that aired at 10:00pm had 750,000 more viewers than the show that aired on WNW.

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

The program that aired at 11:30am didn't air on Saturday.

Sunday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


The Oslo accelerator will go online 2 years before the ISON-X42.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 is either the project headed by Dr. Morgan or the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

The ISON-X42 is either the Kiev accelerator or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

Of the Zynga Complex and the ISON-X42, one will go online in 2020 and the other is in Reykjavik.

Neither the Paris facility nor the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021 is the Zynga Complex.

The Paris accelerator will go online sometime after the Zynga Complex.

The project headed by Dr. Salinas will go online 2 years before the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Egert Facility will go online 2 years before the project headed by Dr. Jennings.

The project headed by Dr. Salinas will go online sometime before the Warsaw facility.

The Lectra 4C will not go online in 2021.

Of the project headed by Dr. Noble and the Paris facility, one will go online in 2018 and the other is the Falston LCS.

The Reykjavik facility is either the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman or the project headed by Dr. Salinas.

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

Dr. Jennings
Dr. Lester
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Noble
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Zimmerman

Kiev Oslo Paris Reykjavik Stockholm Warsaw


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 forward started sometime before the person on the Hawks.

The player on the Stingrays wasn't the center forward.

Of Imay and the wing back, one began playing in 1988 and the other began playing in 1985.

The sweeper started 6 years after Gardelli.

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

Neither the person on the Minutemen nor the person on the Mustangs was the full back.

The wing back started 9 years after Rothvum.

Fichin started sometime before the full back.

Daregh Fichin Gardelli Imay Kawa Rothvum

center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Hawks Minutemen Mustangs Spartans Stingrays Whitecaps


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

The 155 sq ft home won't be going to Dallas Center.

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

The Nielsen's structure is 30 sq ft larger than the $35,000 home.

Of the Whitehead's structure and the house going to Healdsburg, one sold for $38,000 and the other is 170 sq ft.

The house going to Eagle Grove didn't sell for $32,250.

Of the $32,250 structure and the $27,500 house, one is for the Underwoods and the other will be delivered to Fullerton.

The house going to Laguna Beach is 45 sq ft smaller than the Underwood's house.

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

The $29,000 structure is either the Zimmerman's structure or the 140 sq ft home.

The Gillespie's structure isn't 95 sq ft.

The $27,500 house, the Underwood's structure, the $29,000 home, the Nielsen's structure and the 155 sq ft structure are all different houses.

Ewing Gillespie Nielsen Underwood Whitehead Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach


Amari Michi was built 120 years before the structure in Uchida.

Okabe Honzo was built 180 years after the temple dedicated to the rooster.

The structure in Toyagi was built 180 years after the structure dedicated to the deer.

Okabe Honzo isn't dedicated to the mouse.

Sama Takako was built sometime after the temple in Usui.

Matsuno Okura was built sometime before the temple dedicated to the deer.

Of Sama Takako and the temple built in 1705, one is in Uchida and the other is dedicated to the frog.

Takahashi was built 240 years after the temple dedicated to the deer.

The temple built in 1825 isn't in Nakai.

The shrine dedicated to the turtle was built sometime after Sama Takako.

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


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.

Velma paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who chose bolognese sauce.

Of the runner who chose mushroom sauce and Angie, one ordered rigatoni and the other paid $6.99.

Zachary paid 1 dollar more than the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce.

Angie was either the runner who paid $8.99 or the runner who ordered farfalle.

The runner who ordered rigatoni paid 4 dollars more than the competitor who chose alfredo sauce.

Of the competitor who paid $6.99 and the runner who ordered fettuccine, one was Florence and the other chose puttanesca sauce.

Florence paid 1 dollar more than the runner who chose alfredo sauce.

Nathaniel paid  more than the competitor who ordered vermicelli.

Angie Damon Florence Nathaniel Velma Zachary

farfalle fettuccine rigatoni rotini taglioni vermicelli

alfredo bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


Neither the prospector who worked in Nevada nor the prospector working at Laurel Ridge was the person who found 20 ounces of gold.

Of Elroy Ellis and the person who found 23 ounces of gold, one worked the Culver Gorge claim and the other worked in Alaska.

Chip Cornell didn't find 23 ounces of gold.

Ben Barron finished with somewhat more gold than the person working at Tyrol Creek.

The miner working at Glacier Grove finished with 12 ounces more gold than Ivan Ingram.

The person working at York River finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector who worked in Nevada.

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

Ben Barron didn't find 23 ounces of gold.

The prospector who found 26 ounces of gold worked the Culver Gorge claim.

The person who worked in Canada finished with 9 ounces more gold than Ivan Ingram.

The person who worked in Nevada finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Harry Howell.

Neither the miner who worked in Nevada nor the person who worked in New Mexico was the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

Ivan Ingram didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

Of Ivan Ingram and the person who worked in Nevada, one worked the Tyrol Creek claim and the other found 11 ounces of gold.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

Alaska
Arizona
Canada
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


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

The game made by Arco is either the pinball machine released in 1979 or "Meteor Rise".

The system made by Pinnefore came out sometime after "Voyager Hero".

Of "Archer Quest" and the $1,750 game, one was made by Hayco Inc. and the other was released in 1976.

The $3,750 game came out 1 year before "Zany Circus".

The $1,500 system, "Zany Circus", "Bowling Alley" and "Disco Mania" are all different games.

The pinball machine made by Dow Games, the $1,750 machine, and "Zany Circus" are three different games.

"Bowling Alley" wasn't made by Pinnefore.

The system released in 1977 is either the $5,200 system or the $2,000 machine.

Of "Disco Mania" and "Voyager Hero", one was released in 1979 and the other costs $3,750.

Of the $3,750 machine and the $5,200 pinball machine, one was released in 1975 and the other was made by Maxigame.

"Bowling Alley" came out 2 years before the game made by Hayco Inc..

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

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


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

The friend who gave Ally the planter spent  less than the attendee who lives in Fruitland.

The friend who spent $450 gave Ally the laptop.

The attendee who lives in Fruitland is either the person who gave Ally the juicer or the friend who gave Ally the laptop.

The friend who spent $450 doesn't live in Eustis.

Mitch Mayo gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent 75 dollars more than Kit Kelley.

Of the attendee who gave Ally the blender and the person who spent $500, one lives in Decatur City and the other is Pam Powell.

The person who lives in Sun City spent 100 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

Of the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player and the person who lives in Jonesboro, one spent $500 and the other is Ned Norris.

Ora Osborne is either the person who spent $450 or the attendee who gave Ally the blender.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter

Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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.

Of the culture with 7,500 people and the culture located near Howland, one was founded in 850 AD and the other was founded in 1350 AD.

Of the culture with 7,500 people and the culture located near Howland, one was the Hatgare culture and the other was founded in 850 AD.

The Danseri culture wasn't founded in 350 AD.

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

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

The Hatgare culture wasn't based near Boulder Creek.

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

The culture located near Junction City, the culture with 9,000 people, the Oiracha culture, the culture with 7,500 people and the culture with 6,500 people were all different cultures.

The Hatgare culture wasn't based near Quasqueton.

The Xidat culture wasn't based near Quasqueton.

The culture located near Junction City was founded 250 years before the culture with 9,000 people.

The culture with 9,500 people was founded 1,000 years after the culture located near Floris.

Danseri Garight Hatgare Juad Oiracha Xidat

Boulder Creek
Carmel
Floris
Howland
Junction City
Quasqueton


The aerophobe going to Louisiana won't bring a talisman.

Of the passenger going to Utah and the passenger with the horseshoe, one will leave in May and the other is Yolanda.

Doug is either the passenger going to Illinois or the flier leaving in May.

The flier going to Virginia will leave 2 months before the passenger with the lucky hat.

The flier with the talisman will leave sometime after Florence.

Jaime will leave 4 months after the aerophobe with the coin.

The flier leaving in June won't go to Louisiana.

Of Gwen and the passenger leaving in January, one will bring their coin and the other will go to Virginia.

Neither Jaime nor the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot is the aerophobe leaving in June.

Yolanda will leave 3 months after the aerophobe going to Virginia.

The flier with the coin will leave 1 month before the passenger going to Hawaii.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman

Florida Hawaii Illinois Louisiana Utah Virginia


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

The house built in 1706 isn't owned by the De Jong family.

The De Vries family's windmill was built 23 years before the windmill in Moerkapelle.

The house in Schiedam is either the structure built in 1729 or the Jansen family's house.

The Bakker family's house is either the structure in Den Bommel or the structure built in 1752.

Of the De Vries family's house and the windmill built in 1775, one is Oostmolen and the other is in Schiedam.

The house built in 1729 is either the house in Kinderdijk or the De Jong family's windmill.

The windmill built in 1706, the Smit family's house, and Westmolen are three different structures.

The home built in 1706 is either Doesmolen or the home in Moerkapelle.

The Bakker family's windmill, Grosmolen, the structure in Den Bommel and the windmill built in 1729 are all different structures.

Of the home built in 1775 and the house in Hoogmade, one is owned by the Bakker family and the other is Doesmolen.

Vlietmolen was built sometime after the De Jong family's house.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
De Vries
Jansen
Smit
Van den Berg

Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


The show that aired on WNW was either the show that aired on Saturday or the program with 1,500,000 viewers.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers, the show that aired on Thursday, and the show that aired on FNX are three different programs.

The program that aired at 11:30am didn't air on BMT.

Of the program that aired on CBR and the program that aired at 6:00pm, one brought in 750,000 viewers and the other brought in 1,500,000 viewers.

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

The show that aired at 1:00pm was either the program that aired on CBR or the show that aired on Friday.

Of the show that aired on WNW and the show that aired at 10:00pm, one brought in 1,000,000 viewers and the other brought in 750,000 viewers.

The program with 1,500,000 viewers didn't air on Monday.

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

The show with 250,000 viewers didn't air on Friday.

The program that aired on Tuesday, the program with 1,500,000 viewers, and the program that aired at 11:30am are three different programs.

The show that aired at 8:30pm had 1,000,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on CBR.

Of the program that aired at 6:00pm and the program that aired on Thursday, one aired on SBC and the other brought in 750,000 viewers.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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.

Of the telecom stock and the stock Abigail bought, one sold for $30 per share and the other sold for $27 per share.

QMZ was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the health care stock.

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

The six stocks were QMZ, the stock Geraldo bought, the energy stock, the stock that sold for $27 per share, the stock Delilah bought and the stock that sold for $29 per share.

Neither the stock Geraldo bought nor the stock Delilah bought was GXTV.

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

The energy stock was 4 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The stock Ida Mae bought was either the technology stock or KMPP.

Neither the stock Geraldo bought nor HBW was the financial stock.

The stock Ida Mae bought was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the real estate stock.

Abigail
Bill
Charlie
Delilah
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom


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

The politician has a birthday sometime after Lamar.

The lawyer has a birthday sometime before the person from Mexico.

The traveler from Sweden is either the architect or the politician.

Frank is either the traveler from South Africa or the person from Mexico.

The person whose birthday is on April 13th is either the architect or the engineer.

Of Dale and Frank, one is the musician and the other is from Canada.

The traveler born on September 17th is not from Austria.

The person from Mexico has a birthday 2 months before the surgeon.

The person born on September 17th is either the engineer or Harry.

The person born on August 15th, Izzy, the engineer, the traveler from Mexico and Michael are all different people.

Of the person whose birthday is on August 15th and the person from South Africa, one is Lamar and the other is the politician.

architect engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Mexico
South Africa
Sweden


Of the architect and Harry, one was born on May 18th and the other is from Canada.

The person from Canada has a birthday sometime after Dale.

The person from Belgium has a birthday sometime after Frank.

The politician has a birthday 2 months after Lamar.

Of Michael and the musician, one is from Austria and the other was born on April 13th.

The lawyer has a birthday 1 month after the person from South Africa.

Michael has a birthday 2 months after the traveler from Norway.

Of the lawyer and the person from South Africa, one was born on August 15th and the other was born on July 16th.

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Germany
Norway
South Africa


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.

Neither the fund run by Ralph Ross nor the fund begun in 2002 is the one with a return of 10%.

Oak Capital has a  larger return than the one begun in 1983.

Of the fund begun in 2012 and Silver Rock, one has had a return of 9% and the other has had a return of 8%.

First Crescent is either the fund begun in 1997 or the fund run by Ule Underwood.

The one with a return of 11% isn't run by Kip Kerr.

Of Oak Capital and the fund run by Ralph Ross, one started in 2009 and the other has had a return of 8%.

Neither the one with a return of 11% nor Citizen Trust is the one run by Larry Larsen.

Of the fund begun in 1997 and Oak Capital, one has had a return of 8% and the other has had a return of 11%.

The fund begun in 2012 is either the fund run by Walter Wade or the fund with a return of 11%.

The fund run by Larry Larsen has a 1 percent larger return than the one begun in 1983.

Pine Bay has had a 4 percent smaller return than the one begun in 1997.

The one with a return of 6% isn't run by Ule Underwood.

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

Kip Kerr
Larry Larsen
Patty Paul
Ralph Ross
Ule Underwood
Walter Wade


"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.

Yvette's piece costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of walnut.

Velma's piece costs  less than the piece made of mahogany.

Of the item made of walnut and Velma's piece, one is the bench and the other costs $350.

Tabitha's piece is either the $350 piece or the footstool.

Nadine's piece costs 25 dollars more than the bench.

Ellen's piece is either the $375 piece or the rocking chair.

The piece made of ash costs 100 dollars less than Ellen's item.

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

Of the piece made of poplar and the end table, one costs $375 and the other costs $325.

ash mahogany poplar sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bench
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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

The student who got the B- didn't talk about P.M. Chamberlain.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair, the presenter who got the C+ and the student who got the B+ were all different students.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Ora.

Of Theodore and the student who got the D, one talked about P.M. Wilson and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

The presenter who spoke for 16 minutes got the D.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill spoke 4 minutes more than the student who got the C-.

Theodore was either the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes or the student who got the B+.

The presenter who got the B+ spoke 8 minutes less than Krista.

The presenter who got the C- was either the student who spoke for 16 minutes or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath.

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

Blair Chamberlain Churchill Gladstone Heath Wilson


The telecom stock was either the stock Delilah bought or the stock Abigail bought.

Of the stock Charlie bought and GXTV, one was in the real estate sector and the other sold for $25 per share.

The health care stock was  per share less expensive than the stock Bill bought.

Neither JMO nor the stock that sold for $30 per share was the stock Bill bought.

The stock that sold for $27 per share wasn't purchased by Bill.

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

Of the energy stock and the utilities stock, one sold for $29 per share and the other was JMO.

The telecom stock was 2 dollars per share less expensive than KMPP.

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

The telecom stock was  per share more expensive than the stock Bill bought.

The stock Charlie bought was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the utilities stock.

The stock Bill bought was either the energy stock or HBW.

Abigail Bill Charlie Delilah Francine Heathcliff

energy
financial
health care
real estate
telecom
utilities