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

The card with an APR of 13% doesn't expire on 02/2024.

Of the one that expires on 06/2025 and the card with the $10,000 credit limit, one has an APR of 11% and the other is from Mid Atlantic.

The card with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $12,500 credit limit.

The card with an APR of 9% is either the one that expires on 12/2025 or the Southwest Inc card.

The card with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR 4 percent lower than the Hoardstrum card.

The TrustCo card is either the card with an APR of 10% or the card with an APR of 8%.

The Hoardstrum card doesn't have a limit of $2,000.

The card that expires on 12/2025 is either the card with the $12,500 credit limit or the card with an APR of 9%.

The card that expires on 06/2025 has an APR somewhat higher than the Credit Korp card.

The one with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the one with the $4,000 credit limit.

The card that expires on 12/2025 has an APR 3 percent higher than the one with the $3,500 credit limit.

The one that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the TrustCo card.

The one with an APR of 11% doesn't have a limit of $2,000.

The Dell Scargo card doesn't have a limit of $5,000.

Of the one with an APR of 12% and the card with the $3,500 credit limit, one is from Whitly Bank and the other expires on 08/2025.

Of the one with the $10,000 credit limit and the Whitly Bank card, one expires on 11/2025 and the other has an APR of 12%.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

Gil Gonzalez was either the person who worked in Canada or the miner who worked in California.

Ben Barron finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek finished with 3 ounces more gold than Ben Barron.

The person working at Glacier Grove finished with 3 ounces more gold than Elroy Ellis.

The person who found 20 ounces of gold was either Adam Alford or the person who worked in Colorado.

Chip Cornell, the person who worked in Oregon, the prospector working at Culver Gorge, the person who worked in California and the miner who found 29 ounces of gold were all different miners.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the miner who worked in California.

The miner who worked in Canada finished with 6 ounces more gold than the person who worked in Nevada.

The miner working at Culver Gorge finished with 3 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Glacier Grove.

The prospector who worked in Oregon finished with 3 ounces more gold than the person who worked in Nevada.

Of the person who worked in Canada and the person working at Belle Hart, one was Fred Fletcher and the other found 11 ounces of gold.

The miner working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 ounces more gold than Adam Alford.

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

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

Alaska Arizona California Canada Colorado Nevada Oregon


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.

Margie paid 4 dollars less than the competitor who ordered rigatoni.

The runner who chose marinara sauce paid 1 dollar less than the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce.

Neither Irma nor the runner who ordered fettuccine was the competitor who chose alfredo sauce.

The runner who paid $11.99, the contestant who chose bolognese sauce, the runner who chose alfredo sauce, Betsy, the competitor who ordered fettuccine and the competitor who chose arrabiata sauce were all different runners.

The contestant who ordered penne was either the contestant who paid $7.99 or the competitor who chose mushroom sauce.

The contestant who chose pomodoro sauce paid 2 dollars more than the contestant who chose mushroom sauce.

The runner who ordered vermicelli paid 3 dollars more than Margie.

Of the runner who chose pomodoro sauce and the contestant who ordered fusilli, one paid $10.99 and the other was Kristina.

The competitor who ordered fettuccine paid  more than Margie.

The competitor who chose arrabiata sauce paid 1 dollar more than the runner who ordered fettuccine.

The runner who ordered rigatoni was either Damon or Kristina.

The competitor who ordered spaghetti paid 3 dollars less than Kristina.

Betsy Damon Gwendolyn Irma Kristina Margie Nathaniel

capellini fettuccine fusilli penne rigatoni spaghetti vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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.

Theodore was either the person who won the sixth hand or the person who won the $18.25 pot.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won 3 hands before the player who won with a full house.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won 1 hand after Veronica.

Yvonne won sometime before the competitor who won with a straight flush.

The person who won the $18.25 pot won 5 hands after the person who won the $23.25 pot.

Of the competitor who won the $18.25 pot and Omar, one won with a straight flush and the other won the seventh hand.

The person who won with a flush won 2 hands after Veronica.

The person who won with a straight won 1 hand after the competitor who won the $5.25 pot.

Of Veronica and the competitor who won with two pairs, one won the second hand and the other won the $3.75 pot.

Of the person who won the first hand and Paulette, one won with a royal flush and the other won the $6.50 pot.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won 3 hands before Paulette.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Byron Holly Omar Paulette Theodore Veronica Yvonne

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


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 Lectra 4C will go online 1 year after the Athens facility.

The Paris accelerator is either the project headed by Dr. Salinas or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017.

The project headed by Dr. Salinas will go online sometime before the Falston LCS.

The Kiev facility is either the project headed by Dr. Tate or the Falston LCS.

The project headed by Dr. Baldwin will go online 2 years after the Athens facility.

The ISON-X42 will go online 4 years after the project headed by Dr. Baldwin.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2022 isn't in Kiev.

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

Of the Oslo facility and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020, one is headed by Dr. Quinn and the other is the Zynga Complex.

The project headed by Dr. Ewing will go online sometime before the Egert Facility.

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

The Lisbon accelerator will go online 1 year after the Athens facility.

The Falston LCS, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016, the Copenhagen accelerator, the Kiev facility, the Oslo facility and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 are all different accelerators.

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

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Ewing
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Peters
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Tate

Athens Copenhagen Kiev Lisbon Madrid Oslo Paris


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

The stock that sold for $29 per share was either GXTV or the stock Geraldo bought.

Of PSTO and the technology stock, one was bought by Abigail and the other sold for $26 per share.

The stock Abigail bought was 3 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The stock Francine bought was  per share more expensive than the health care stock.

The stock Ida Mae bought was either QMZ or PSTO.

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

JMO was  per share less expensive than PSTO.

The stock Charlie bought was 2 dollars per share less expensive than GXTV.

The stock that sold for $30 per share wasn't in the financial sector.

KMPP was 2 dollars per share more expensive than JMO.

The stock Charlie bought was either HBW or the stock that sold for $31 per share.

The stock that sold for $27 per share wasn't in the financial sector.

The health care stock wasn't purchased by Geraldo.

The health care stock wasn't purchased by Delilah.

The utilities stock was 1 dollar per share more expensive than GXTV.

The energy stock was  per share more expensive than the telecom stock.

The stock Delilah bought was either the stock that sold for $26 per share or the stock that sold for $29 per share.

Abigail
Bill
Charlie
Delilah
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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

The student who finished in second place had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the student who finished in seventh place.

Philip, the student who finished in first place, and the student who finished in sixth place are three different people.

Lila has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

Lila is either the child whose final word was "graciousness" or the child who finished in second place.

The contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class had to spell a word that was 5 letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in fourth place.

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

Of the child whose final word was "duplicity" and the student from Mrs. Witte's class, one finished in sixth place and the other is Violet.

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

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

The child from Mrs. Yeffer's class is either the contestant whose final word was "facetiously" or Bessie.

The student from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the contestant who finished in first place.

The child who finished in seventh place had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class.

The child who finished in fifth place is either the child from Mrs. Almerini's class or Bessie.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously graciousness

Bessie Erik Floyd Lila Philip Violet Yvette

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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

The temple dedicated to the rooster was built 60 years after the temple in Niwa.

Matsuno Okura, the structure dedicated to the frog, the shrine in Toyagi, the shrine in Usui, the temple dedicated to the cat and the structure built in 1765 are all different shrines.

The shrine dedicated to the cat is either the temple in Usui or the temple in Funai.

The shrine built in 1645 is either the structure in Toyagi or the temple in Miyato.

Of the temple built in 1525 and the shrine in Nakai, one is dedicated to the mouse and the other is Amari Michi.

Yamasaki was built 60 years after the temple in Niwa.

Yamasaki was built 120 years before Sama Takako.

The structure dedicated to the dragon was built sometime before the structure dedicated to the turtle.

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

Of the shrine dedicated to the frog and the structure in Nakai, one was built in 1765 and the other is Hori Takesi.

The shrine built in 1705 is either the temple dedicated to the cat or Matsuno Okura.

The structure built in 1765 isn't dedicated to the mouse.

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

The shrine dedicated to the frog was built 240 years after the temple in Usui.

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

Funai Miyato Nakai Niwa Toyagi Uchida Usui

cat deer dragon frog mouse rooster turtle


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

The box at 88.4584 W, the box found on May 21, and the cache that held the marbles are three different boxes.

The cache found on May 21 was either the box that held the brass key or the cache at 88.3907 W.

The box that held the marbles was found 9 days after the case at 41.0072 N.

The case that held the ancient coin was found 3 days before the case that held the sunglasses.

The box that held the brass key was found 9 days after the box at 41.0237 N.

The cache that held the ancient coin, the cache at 88.3821 W, and the box found on May 15 are three different boxes.

The cache at 40.5912 N was found 15 days before the case at 40.8991 N.

The case at 88.2694 W was found 15 days before the box at 40.3109 N.

Of the case found on May 12 and the box at 41.0237 N, one held the ancient coin and the other was at 88.1863 W.

The box at 88.0431 W was found sometime after the cache at 40.2516 N.

The case at 40.5912 N wasn't at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found 9 days after the box that held the ancient coin.

The case that held the chewing gum was found sometime after the cache at 41.0072 N.

The box found on May 15 didn't have the puzzle book inside it.

The cache at 40.5912 N wasn't at 88.1928 W.

The case at 88.3821 W, the cache found on May 21, and the case found on May 9 are three different boxes.

The case found on May 9 didn't have the puzzle book inside it.

May 3
May 6
May 9
May 12
May 15
May 18
May 21

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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

Hudson Brook has had a 2 percent smaller return than the fund begun in 1977.

The one begun in 2012 has a 1 percent larger return than the one begun in 2009.

The one run by Nadine Newton has a 2 percent larger return than Oak Capital.

Of the fund run by Ralph Ross and the one with a return of 11%, one started in 1977 and the other is Oak Capital.

Of Citizen Trust and the one run by Zed Zamora, one has had a return of 8% and the other started in 1977.

Pine Bay is either the fund with a return of 6% or the one begun in 1983.

The one begun in 2009 has had a 2 percent smaller return than First Crescent.

The one run by Ollie Ochoa has a 5 percent larger return than Silver Rock.

The one with a return of 6% isn't run by Kip Kerr.

The one begun in 2012 isn't run by Kip Kerr.

The seven funds are the one begun in 2005, the one with a return of 11%, the one with a return of 12%, the fund run by Ralph Ross, Silver Rock, the one with a return of 7% and the fund with a return of 9%.

The fund with a return of 7% isn't run by Quentin Quinn.

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

Kip Kerr
Nadine Newton
Ollie Ochoa
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Zed Zamora


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

The aerophobe with the rabbit's foot will leave 2 months before the flier with the lucky hat.

The aerophobe with the horseshoe will leave 2 months after Alma.

Of Alma and the flier going to Delaware, one will leave in April and the other will bring their wishbone.

The passenger going to South Carolina will leave 2 months before Velma.

The passenger with the coin will leave 1 month after Velma.

The flier leaving in April will bring their lucky hat.

The flier going to Virginia is either the flier with the talisman or the passenger leaving in February.

The passenger going to Michigan will leave sometime after the passenger with the rabbit's foot.

The aerophobe with the coin is either Iris or Troy.

The aerophobe leaving in July will go to Louisiana.

The flier going to Utah will leave sometime before the flier going to Virginia.

Neither the flier with the shamrock nor the passenger going to Utah is Alma.

Of the flier leaving in March and Peggy, one will bring their rabbit's foot and the other will go to South Carolina.

January February March April May June July

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

Delaware
Louisiana
Michigan
South Carolina
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming


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

The contestant who ordered vermicelli paid 5 dollars more than the contestant who chose marinara sauce.

The contestant who chose marinara sauce paid 2 dollars less than the competitor who chose bolognese sauce.

Terry paid  more than the competitor who ordered vermicelli.

Of the competitor who paid $7.99 and the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce, one was Margie and the other ordered spaghetti.

The competitor who ordered spaghetti was either the runner who chose alfredo sauce or Herbert.

The competitor who chose alfredo sauce didn't order vermicelli.

The competitor who ordered capellini paid  less than the contestant who ordered spaghetti.

Of Irma and the competitor who chose arrabiata sauce, one ordered farfalle and the other paid $12.99.

The runner who paid $11.99 was either Yolanda or Herbert.

The competitor who paid $12.99 didn't order taglioni.

Of the competitor who paid $6.99 and the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce, one was Betsy and the other ordered spaghetti.

Irma paid 2 dollars less than the runner who chose alfredo sauce.

The contestant who ordered farfalle paid  more than the competitor who ordered rigatoni.

Betsy Elisa Herbert Irma Margie Terry Yolanda

capellini farfalle penne rigatoni spaghetti taglioni vermicelli


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 surgeon has a birthday 3 months after Eric.

The traveler from Belgium is not the surgeon.

The traveler from South Africa has a birthday 3 months after the traveler from France.

Eric has a birthday 2 months before the lawyer.

Of the traveler from Mexico and Kevin, one is the musician and the other was born on July 16th.

Of the person born on July 16th and the traveler from Canada, one is Jeffrey and the other is the surgeon.

Gerald has a birthday 4 months after Adrian.

Of the person from France and Jeffrey, one is the engineer and the other was born on September 17th.

The person from Austria has a birthday 3 months before Kevin.

The traveler whose birthday is on August 15th is not the politician.

The architect is either the traveler born on July 16th or Eric.

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

Adrian Charles Eric Frank Gerald Jeffrey Kevin

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Belgium
Canada
France
Germany
Mexico
South Africa


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 8-1 decision was 5 weeks after Omar v Powers.

Short v Metz was either Justice Olson's majority opinion or Justice Underwood's majority opinion.

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

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was 1 week before Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

Omar v Powers was 2 weeks before Ayers v Byrd.

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

The March 3 case wasn't the 2-7 decision.

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

Of Zamora v Pibb and the March 17 case, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn and the other was the 5-4 decision.

Omar v Powers was 4 weeks before Justice Olson's majority opinion.

The 7-2 decision was sometime after Omar v Powers.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was sometime after the 7-2 decision.

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

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


The one with a return of 10% isn't run by Vic Velasquez.

The fund with a return of 10%, Oak Capital, the one run by Sal Spencer, the fund run by Ule Underwood, the one begun in 1992 and First Crescent are all different funds.

The one run by Ollie Ochoa is either the fund with a return of 11% or the one begun in 2009.

Hudson Brook has had a 4 percent smaller return than Black River.

Of the one run by Mike McClain and the one with a return of 10%, one is Pine Bay and the other started in 2012.

Of the fund with a return of 8% and Oak Capital, one is run by Sal Spencer and the other started in 1989.

Silver Rock isn't the hedge fund with a return of 7%.

The one run by Ralph Ross has a 1 percent larger return than Pine Bay.

The one run by Ollie Ochoa has a 4 percent larger return than the one begun in 1972.

The one run by Ule Underwood has a 1 percent larger return than First Crescent.

The fund begun in 2005 has a 1 percent larger return than the fund run by Ralph Ross.

Hudson Brook is either the fund with a return of 11% or the one begun in 2005.

Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Ule Underwood
Vic Velasquez
Walter Wade


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 Davidson's structure will be delivered to Healdsburg.

The 185 sq ft home, the structure going to Dallas Center, the $38,000 home, the $25,000 house and the house going to Laguna Beach are all different houses.

The home going to Dallas Center is 60 sq ft larger than the Ewing's home.

The home going to Kennebunkport is either the $25,000 house or the Davidson's house.

The Pratt's home won't be going to Kennebunkport.

The 110 sq ft home won't be going to Fullerton.

The house going to Healdsburg is either the Ewing's house or the 95 sq ft house.

The Gillespie's structure is 45 sq ft larger than the $36,000 home.

Neither the Davidson's structure nor the $27,500 structure is the 170 sq ft house.

The home going to Laguna Beach didn't sell for $32,250.

The Zimmerman's house is 15 sq ft larger than the Ewing's house.

The Davidson's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 home.

The structure going to Shaver Lake sold for $29,000.

The Whitehead's home is somewhat smaller than the $25,000 home.

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

Davidson Ewing Gillespie Pratt Underwood Whitehead Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Shaver Lake


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

Of Anita and the person who scored 77 points, one works at Oceanside and the other made the turkey soup.

Of Gabriel and the person from Zenaida's, one made the lemon snapper and the other scored 63 points.

The chef from Oceanside is either the person who made the cashew tofu or the person who scored 63 points.

The cook from Epicurious scored 14 fewer points than the cook who made the pepper steak.

The chef who scored 70 points is either the chef who made the lemon snapper or the cook from Apple Barn.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored 7 fewer points than the chef from Enzo's.

The cook from Epicurious scored 14 fewer points than Tyrone.

The chef who scored 56 points, the person who made the turkey soup, and Veronica are three different chefs.

Bertha, the cook who made the cajun chili, and the chef from White Bean are three different chefs.

The cook from Zenaida's, Peggy, the cook who made the cajun chili, the person who made the turkey soup, the chef who made the pepper steak and the chef who made the smoked pork are all different chefs.

Gabriel scored 21 more points than the chef from Enzo's.

Anita Bertha Freda Gabriel Peggy Tyrone Veronica

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

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


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 dummy going to Vancouver is "Waldarama".

The puppet going to Portland cost 250 dollars less than the puppet going to Baltimore.

Jeff's puppet cost 250 dollars less than the puppet going to Portland.

The piece going to St. Moritz is either "Tombawomba" or Kelly's puppet.

The piece going to Portland isn't "Xavier".

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

The puppet going to Oslo cost 250 dollars less than Herman's piece.

The piece going to Mexico City cost 250 dollars less than Margarita's piece.

The piece going to Portland isn't "Valencio".

Isabel's puppet is either the $1,250 piece or "Tombawomba".

"Yenga" cost 1,000 dollars less than Isabel's puppet.

The puppet going to Ypsilanti isn't "Sniffletoe".

"Sniffletoe" cost somewhat more than the dummy going to St. Moritz.

Margarita's dummy is either the $2,250 piece or the puppet going to Vancouver.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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

The animal Bernard bought cost  more than the gold animal.

The bear cost 1 dollar less than the turtle.

Of the $9.00 balloon and the bear, one was purchased by William and the other was brown.

The snail was either the red balloon or the orange balloon.

The piece Nancy bought cost 1 dollar less than the orange piece.

The seven items were the balloon Curtis bought, the snail, the $5.00 balloon, the monkey, the bear, the $8.00 balloon and the $4.00 balloon.

The brown animal cost 1 dollar more than the purple balloon.

The piece Curtis bought cost 2 dollars less than the fish.

The magenta balloon was either the $5.00 balloon or the cat.

The fish was either the $4.00 animal or the piece Bernard bought.

The piece Olga bought cost 1 dollar more than the brown balloon.

The dog cost  more than the animal Curtis bought.

The balloon Bernard bought cost 1 dollar less than the purple balloon.

The orange animal cost 1 dollar less than the balloon Angelina bought.

brown gold magenta orange purple red white

Angelina Bernard Curtis Nancy Olga Patsy William


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 customer that chose warm mocha has her appointment 1 hour after Lynette.

Cristina doesn't have the 1:00pm appointment.

Myra has her appointment sometime before Victoria's customer.

Of the customer with the 11:00am appointment and Eileen, one is being worked on by Whitney and the other chose honey blonde.

Susie's customer has her appointment 2 hours after Lynette.

The client that chose jet black has her appointment 3 hours before Eileen.

The client that chose vivacious red has her appointment 5 hours after the customer that chose warm mocha.

The customer that chose warm mocha has her appointment 3 hours before Rhonda's customer.

Of Lynette and Pam's customer, one has the 12:00pm appointment and the other chose brown sable.

Tammie's customer has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose deep copper.

Iris is either the customer with the 4:00pm appointment or the customer that chose vivacious red.

Of the client that chose vivacious red and Dolores, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other has the 5:00pm appointment.

Blanche Cristina Dolores Eileen Iris Lynette Myra

Nettie Pam Rhonda Susie Tammie Victoria Whitney

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


Justice Quinn's majority opinion wasn't the 5-4 decision.

The seven cases were the April 14 proceeding, the 4-5 decision, Justice Underwood's majority opinion, Omar v Powers, Carson v Dunn, Justice Caldwell's majority opinion and Watts v Yang.

Carson v Dunn was 3 weeks after the 5-4 decision.

Gibbs v Kintz was 1 week after Justice Quinn's majority opinion.

The March 31 proceeding, Justice Olson's majority opinion, and Justice Caldwell's majority opinion are three different cases.

Of the 3-6 decision and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, one was on April 14 and the other was Omar v Powers.

The March 31 proceeding wasn't the 6-3 decision.

The 7-2 decision was 3 weeks before Ayers v Byrd.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was sometime after Watts v Yang.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was 3 weeks before Justice Caldwell's majority opinion.

Justice Larson's majority opinion was either the April 7 case or the March 31 proceeding.

Short v Metz was sometime after Carson v Dunn.

Of Gibbs v Kintz and the 2-7 decision, one was on April 7 and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood.

The 4-5 decision was sometime before Justice Olson's majority opinion.


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

The salesperson whose order cost $6.70 didn't order the water.

Of the team member who ordered the ginger ale and the person who ordered the tuna on rye, one owes $4.90 and the other is Samantha.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich.

Of the team member whose order cost $5.80 and Hannah, one ordered the orange soda and the other ordered the cheeseburger.

The salesperson whose order cost $6.25 is either the team member who ordered the taco salad or the salesperson who ordered the iced tea.

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub owes $1.35 more than the salesperson who ordered the ginger ale.

Erica is either the salesperson who ordered the orange soda or the salesperson who ordered the diet coke.

The seven people are the team member who ordered the water, the team member who ordered the cheeseburger, Erica, the salesperson whose order cost $5.80, the salesperson whose order cost $7.15, Chip and the person who ordered the meatball sub.

Of the salesperson who ordered the diet coke and Peter, one ordered the meatball sub and the other owes $5.35.

The team member who ordered the root beer didn't order the Italian sub.

Of the person who ordered the orange soda and the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T., one owes $5.35 and the other is Samantha.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Peter Samantha

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

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


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.

Ida Ingram won her prize 16 years after Fay Ferguson.

The winner from France won her prize 20 years after the person who won the prize in physics.

Of the person who won in 1988 and Kim Kane, one is from Germany and the other won the prize in medicine.

The person who won in 1984 is either the winner from Russia or the person from France.

The winner who won the prize in literature won her prize 12 years before Hannah Hay.

Betty Brewer won her prize 8 years before the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

The person from New Zealand didn't win the prize in astronomy.

Fay Ferguson won her prize  after the person from New Zealand.

The person who won the prize in economics won her prize 12 years after Tara Tate.

The winner who won in 1968 is either the person who won the prize in bioengineering or the winner from Poland.

The winner from Germany won her prize 16 years after Betty Brewer.

Betty Brewer won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in physics.

Fay Ferguson won her prize  before Tara Tate.

Betty Brewer
Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Ida Ingram
Kim Kane
Sue Simpson
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia
Canada
Germany
France
New Zealand
Poland
Russia


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

Of the competitor who won the first hand and Jana, one won with one pair and the other won the $3.75 pot.

Omar won 3 hands after the person who won the $3.75 pot.

Maria was either the player who won the $6.50 pot or the competitor who won with a straight.

The person who won the second hand was either the person who won with two pairs or Ramon.

Of Jana and the person who won the $12.50 pot, one won with a straight and the other won the seventh hand.

The person who won with two pairs won 1 hand after Guillermo.

The player who won with a straight won sometime after Lee.

The person who won the seventh hand didn't win the $23.25 pot.

The competitor who won the $18.25 pot won 1 hand after the competitor who won with a straight.

The person who won the sixth hand was either the person who won with one pair or Maria.

Guillermo won 1 hand after the competitor who won the $12.50 pot.

The person who won with a flush won 5 hands after the person who won with a full house.

The competitor who won the third hand was either the player who won with a straight or the competitor who won with a royal flush.

Byron Guillermo Jana Lee Maria Omar Ramon


The box at 40.3109 N was found 12 days after the cache at 40.2516 N.

The case found on May 6, the cache at 88.0431 W, the case at 88.2694 W, the box found on May 18 and the cache at 88.3907 W were all different boxes.

The case at 41.0237 N didn't have the ancient coin inside it.

The case found on May 21 didn't have the sunglasses inside it.

The case that held the ancient coin was found 12 days before the box that held the marbles.

The case at 41.0072 N wasn't uncovered on May 3.

The case that held the ancient coin was found 9 days before the cache that held the decoder ring.

The case at 41.0237 N didn't have the sunglasses inside it.

The box that held the brass key was found 6 days after the cache that held the ancient coin.

The case at 88.1928 W was found 9 days before the cache at 88.1863 W.

The case at 40.5912 N was found 3 days before the cache at 40.6656 N.

The box at 40.6656 N wasn't uncovered on May 6.

Of the case at 40.2516 N and the case found on May 21, one held the brass key and the other was at 88.4584 W.

The case at 40.5912 N, the cache found on May 9, and the case at 88.2694 W are three different boxes.

The case at 40.6656 N was either the cache that held the puzzle book or the box at 88.3907 W.

The box found on May 21 didn't have the puzzle book inside it.

The box found on May 18 was either the cache at 41.0072 N or the cache at 40.8991 N.


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 located near Floris and the Yeust culture, one had a population size of 8,000 and the other was founded in 850 AD.

The Danseri culture didn't have a population size of 9,000.

The culture located near Carmel was founded sometime after the Yeust culture.

The Zuneos culture was either the culture with 5,000 people or the culture located near Floris.

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

Of the culture with 6,500 people and the Aldeton culture, one was founded in 1350 AD and the other was based near Quasqueton.

The culture with 5,000 people was founded sometime before the culture located near Easton.

Of the culture located near Mason City and the society founded in 350 AD, one was the Yeust culture and the other had a population size of 6,500.

The Warasen culture was either the culture with 8,000 people or the culture located near Waterloo.

The society founded in 350 AD, the culture with 9,500 people, the culture with 5,000 people, the Budel culture, the culture with 7,500 people and the culture located near Boulder Creek were all different cultures.

The culture with 9,500 people was founded sometime before the culture located near Mason City.

The society founded in 1100 AD wasn't based near Carmel.

The Danseri culture was founded sometime before the culture located near Waterloo.

The Lyeilia culture wasn't founded in 1600 AD.

The culture with 6,500 people was either the Budel culture or the Warasen culture.

Aldeton Budel Danseri Lyeilia Warasen Yeust Zuneos

Boulder Creek
Carmel
Easton
Floris
Mason City
Quasqueton
Waterloo


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 spoke for 18 minutes didn't get the D.

Of the student who got the D and Sheryl, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other talked about P.M. Blair.

The student who got the C- spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who got the D.

The presenter who got the A spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who got the C+.

Colleen spoke 8 minutes less than Milton.

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

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

Krista was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair or the student who spoke for 16 minutes.

Neither Wesley nor the student who got the B- was the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes.

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

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

Colleen Iris Krista Lucille Milton Sheryl Wesley

Balfour Blair Chamberlain Grey Heath Pitt Wilson


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

The salesperson who ordered the root beer owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the taco salad.

The team member who ordered the iced tea owes 90 cents more than Erica.

The salesperson whose order cost $6.25 is either Hannah or the salesperson who ordered the diet coke.

Rebecca owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the ginger ale.

The person who ordered the B.L.T. owes  more than the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

The team member who ordered the ginger ale didn't order the meatball sub.

The person who ordered the orange soda is either the person whose order cost $7.60 or Chip.

Peter owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

Neither the salesperson who ordered the ginger ale nor Rebecca is the salesperson whose order cost $7.15.

Erica owes 90 cents less than the person who ordered the Italian sub.

The salesperson whose order cost $7.60 is either the person who ordered the root beer or the team member who ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member who ordered the grape soda didn't order the tuna on rye.

The team member whose order cost $6.70 is either the team member who ordered the taco salad or the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

The team member who ordered the diet coke owes  less than the person who ordered the grape soda.

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

Of Chip and the team member who ordered the tuna on rye, one owes $6.25 and the other ordered the iced tea.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Peter Rebecca Samantha


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

Of Curtis and the narwhal, one was donated to the aquarium in 2010 and the other is 29 ft long.

Felipe is 2 feet shorter than the exhibit donated in 2012.

Felipe is 6 feet longer than the whale donated in 2007.

The beluga whale is 8 feet longer than the sei whale.

The specimen donated in 1999 is 4 feet longer than the specimen donated in 2007.

The right whale is somewhat shorter than Gus.

The sei whale, the 23 ft long specimen, and the specimen donated in 1994 are three different whales.

The 27 ft long exhibit is either the beluga whale or the gray whale.

Felipe is somewhat shorter than Herbert.

Of the bowhead whale and the 33 ft long exhibit, one is Adam and the other was donated to the aquarium in 1996.

The narwhal is 2 feet longer than the whale donated in 1996.

21 ft
23 ft
25 ft
27 ft
29 ft
31 ft
33 ft

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale

Adam Brent Curtis Evan Felipe Gus Herbert


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

Of the person who started in 1979 and the person on the Spartans, one was Banben and the other was the full back.

The person on the Bulldogs started 3 years after Kawa.

The person on the Hammerheads started 6 years after the full back.

Of the person on the Predators and Daregh, one was the second striker and the other began playing in 1991.

The player who started in 1985 was either the player on the Timberwolves or the person on the Hammerheads.

The goalie started sometime before the full back.

The seven players were the player who started in 1991, Awad, Engmose, the player on the Hawks, the wing back, the sweeper and the player on the Timberwolves.

Engmose was either the center back or the player on the Spartans.

Neither the person on the Predators nor the person who started in 1985 was Gardelli.

The person who started in 1982 wasn't the center back.

The second striker started 9 years before the sweeper.

Awad Banben Daregh Engmose Gardelli Imay Kawa

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

Bulldogs Hammerheads Hawks Predators Spartans Stingrays Timberwolves


The right whale is 10 feet longer than the narwhal.

Of Adam and the bowhead whale, one is 25 ft long and the other was donated to the aquarium in 1999.

The 31 ft long whale is either the gray whale or the exhibit donated in 2008.

Dennis is either the 29 ft long whale or the narwhal.

Dennis, the specimen donated in 2010, the whale donated in 2013, the bowhead whale, the exhibit donated in 2004 and the exhibit donated in 1999 are all different whales.

Of the whale donated in 2008 and the fin whale, one is 25 ft long and the other is Gus.

The fin whale is either the specimen donated in 2004 or Curtis.

The exhibit donated in 2015 is 4 feet longer than the specimen donated in 2010.

Herbert is somewhat longer than the beluga whale.

Curtis is 6 feet longer than the exhibit donated in 2004.

The beluga whale is either the exhibit donated in 2013 or the exhibit donated in 2008.

Adam Curtis Dennis Evan Felipe Gus Herbert


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

The person in lane 2 scored  more points than Alberta.

The person who scored 540 points wasn't from Cutler.

Alberta scored 160 points fewer points than the person in lane 7.

The contestant from Ontario scored 80 points fewer points than the player in lane 1.

Of Alberta and the contestant who scored 780 points, one was from Elk Grove and the other was in lane 6.

The contestant in lane 4 scored 400 points more points than the person from Junction City.

The person in lane 2 scored 240 points fewer points than the player in lane 5.

The player who scored 780 points, the contestant in lane 2, and Maggie are three different people.

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

The contestant in lane 5 is either Vincent or the person who scored 460 points.

The contestant in lane 3 is either the player who scored 780 points or the player who scored 540 points.

Of the person in lane 3 and the person from Pacific Grove, one scored 620 points and the other is Brandi.

The player in lane 2 scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant from Fort Kent.

Alberta Brandi Kristie Maggie Rena Terrence Vincent

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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

The person from Mexico is worth 5 billion less than the mogul who works in the retail industry.

The magnate from France is worth 2 billion less than the mogul who works in the finance industry.

The magnate from England is worth 1 billion less than Nadine Newton.

Of the tycoon who works in the banking industry and the person worth $30 billion, one is from Germany and the other is Faith Flynn.

The magnate who works in the pharmaceutical industry is worth 2 billion less than the tycoon from Norway.

The mogul who works in the medical industry is worth 2 billion less than Betty Bush.

The person worth $29 billion is either the tycoon from Argentina or the magnate who works in the software industry.

Nadine Newton is worth somewhat less than the tycoon who works in the biotech industry.

Rachel Reid is either the tycoon from France or the person who works in the banking industry.

The person who works in the medical industry is from England.

Kirk Kaplan is worth somewhat less than the magnate from England.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion
$30 billion
$31 billion

Betty Bush
Faith Flynn
Kirk Kaplan
Leonard Levy
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott

Argentina Denmark England France Germany Mexico Norway

banking biotech finance medical retail pharmaceutical software


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.

KMPP was  per share more expensive than the health care stock.

Of the stock that sold for $25 per share and the telecom stock, one was bought by Edith and the other was QMZ.

GXTV was either the stock that sold for $26 per share or the stock that sold for $29 per share.

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

The real estate stock was 1 dollar per share less expensive than JMO.

HBW was either the stock Edith bought or the stock Charlie bought.

QMZ was 5 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

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

Of the stock Abigail bought and the energy stock, one sold for $31 per share and the other was QMZ.

The stock Geraldo bought was  per share less expensive than the utilities stock.

The stock Abigail bought was  per share less expensive than the stock Edith bought.

Of the real estate stock and the stock Francine bought, one was ABTR and the other sold for $25 per share.

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

Abigail
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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

The customer with the 3:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

The customer going in for the whitening has an appointment 1 hour after the customer going in for the filling.

Zachary has an appointment 1 hour after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Santos.

The patient going in for the cleaning, Dwight, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Zamora, the client with the 11:30am appointment, the patient with the 10:30am appointment and Colin are all different people.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Quinn doesn't have the appointment for the root canal.

Of Mindy and the client who will be seeing Dr. Underwood, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other is scheduled for 12:30pm.

Gayle doesn't have the appointment for the crown.

The client going in for the cleaning has an appointment 1 hour before the client who will be seeing Dr. Park.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Fry is either the patient going in for the whitening or the person going in for the cleaning.

The patient going in for the root canal has an appointment 3 hours before Dwight.

The customer with the 2:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

The customer going in for the root canal has an appointment 2 hours after Kurt.

Gayle has an appointment 5 hours after the client going in for the whitening.

The client going in for the whitening has an appointment sometime before Mindy.

Colin Dwight Gayle Kurt Mindy Patsy Zachary

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Fry
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Park
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Santos
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Zamora


The 155 sq ft house is either the $25,000 structure or the house going to Yountville.

The $36,000 structure is 75 sq ft smaller than the house going to Shaver Lake.

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

The structure going to Unionville is 30 sq ft smaller than the $38,000 home.

The house going to Laguna Beach sold for $29,000.

The $29,000 structure is 15 sq ft smaller than the Nielsen's home.

The $32,250 structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the home going to Kennebunkport.

The structure going to Laguna Beach is 30 sq ft smaller than the Ewing's structure.

The Nielsen's structure is somewhat smaller than the home going to Healdsburg.

The Pratt's house is either the $32,250 home or the home going to Fullerton.

Of the house going to Fullerton and the 170 sq ft house, one sold for $35,000 and the other is for the Gillespies.

Ewing Gillespie Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt Zimmerman

Fullerton
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Shaver Lake
Unionville
Yountville


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

The game made by Maxigame came out 1 year before the $2,500 pinball machine.

The machine made by Tarco Inc. came out sometime after the $1,500 pinball machine.

"Meteor Rise" wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

The system released in 1979 wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

"Archer Quest" came out 1 year before the pinball machine made by Pinnefore.

The $1,750 system came out sometime after "Zany Circus".

Of "Archer Quest" and the $1,750 pinball machine, one was released in 1974 and the other was made by Maxigame.

"Meteor Rise" wasn't made by Tarco Inc..

The system made by Maxigame, the pinball machine released in 1974, and the machine released in 1978 are three different games.

"Bowling Alley" came out sometime after the $2,000 system.

The $5,200 game wasn't made by Dow Games.

The seven games are the machine released in 1980, the pinball machine made by Pinnefore, the $5,200 machine, the game made by Hayco Inc., "Aladeen", "Voyager Hero" and the machine made by Tarco Inc..

"Zany Circus" came out 3 years before "Aladeen".

Of the machine released in 1975 and the system made by Hayco Inc., one costs $3,750 and the other is "Zany Circus".

The system made by Tarco Inc. came out 4 years before the $6,400 pinball machine.

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

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


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

The contestant who finished in first place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Almerini's class.

Otis wasn't asked to spell "facetiously".

Floyd had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the contestant who finished in sixth place.

The child from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was 5 letters longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

The child from Mrs. Steuben's class had to spell a word that was 4 letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in seventh place.

The seven people are Winifred, the child who finished in third place, the student from Mrs. Condini's class, the child who finished in sixth place, the student whose final word was "bulwark", the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the student who finished in first place.

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

Of the contestant who finished in fourth place and Floyd, one had to spell "graciousness" and the other was from Mrs. Condini's class.

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

Winifred had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the child who finished in fourth place.

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

Hannah had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in seventh place.

The contestant whose final word was "graciousness" is either the contestant who finished in seventh place or the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class.

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

Lila wasn't asked to spell "facetiously".

Erik has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

Erik Floyd Hannah Jill Lila Otis Winifred

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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

Of the fall Derrick photographed in 1986 and the 100 ft tall waterfall, one is Nyalt and the other is located in Canada.

Rhoqua is either the waterfall located in Jamaica or the fall located in Brazil.

The waterfall in Jamaica is 10 ft shorter than the fall Derrick shot in 1999.

Of the waterfall located in Nigeria and Garray, one was shot in 1986 and the other has a height of 105 ft.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1991, Inawatai, the waterfall in Tibet, Cerbel and the 115 ft tall waterfall are all different waterfalls.

The 130 ft tall fall is either Cerbel or the waterfall in New Zealand.

Oginao is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1997 or the fall located in Jamaica.

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

Of the 105 ft tall fall and Inawatai, one is located in Brazil and the other was photographed in 1983.

Irskela is somewhat shorter than the fall located in Brazil.

Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Cerbel Irskela Inawatai Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


The person who won the $23.25 pot won sometime after Theodore.

Of the person who won the $9.00 pot and the person who won the seventh hand, one won with a straight flush and the other was Ernestine.

The competitor who won the $5.25 pot, the player who won with a full house, and the player who won with two pairs are three different people.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot won 2 hands before the player who won the $6.50 pot.

The competitor who won the $12.50 pot won sometime after the competitor who won the $18.25 pot.

Byron was either the competitor who won the $23.25 pot or the person who won the $18.25 pot.

The competitor who won with a straight was either the player who won the fifth hand or Irma.

The player who won the $3.75 pot was either the competitor who won the first hand or the person who won with a straight.

The competitor who won the fifth hand didn't win the $9.00 pot.

The player who won the $6.50 pot didn't win with a full house.

Byron won 1 hand after the competitor who won with two pairs.

The player who won the $3.75 pot won 5 hands after the person who won with two pairs.

The player who won with one pair won 1 hand after the competitor who won the $3.75 pot.

Paulette won sometime after the competitor who won with a flush.

Byron Ernestine Irma Nathaniel Paulette Ramon Theodore

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


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

The prospector who worked in Arizona finished with somewhat more gold than the miner working at Culver Gorge.

The miner who worked in Nevada finished with somewhat less gold than the miner working at Belle Hart.

Adam Alford finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than Chip Cornell.

Ben Barron was either the miner who worked in Oregon or the prospector who worked in Alaska.

The miner working at Fuller Rise finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the person who worked in New Mexico.

Ben Barron finished with 15 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Glacier Grove.

The prospector who worked in Alaska finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than the miner who worked in Nevada.

Fred Fletcher finished with somewhat more gold than Jack Jacobs.

The person who found 26 ounces of gold didn't work in Arizona.

Fred Fletcher finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Elroy Ellis.

Of Adam Alford and the prospector who worked in Alaska, one found 20 ounces of gold and the other worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

Adam Alford, the person working at Laurel Ridge, the miner who found 26 ounces of gold, the miner working at Culver Gorge, the person who worked in Colorado and the prospector who found 23 ounces of gold were all different miners.

The miner who worked in Nevada finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than the miner working at York River.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Jack Jacobs

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

Alaska
Arizona
Canada
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


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

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was either the August 6 sighting or the report from Greeley.

Of the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO and the sighting from Greeley, one was reported by Dan Delgado and the other was received on August 9.

The sighting of the egg-shaped UFO was either the August 6 report or the August 7 report.

Iva Ingram's sighting was submitted sometime before Abe Alvarez's report.

The sighting of the oval-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day after the report from Marina.

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

Benny Baron's sighting was submitted 4 days before the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

The August 6 report wasn't from Russell.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO, Abe Alvarez's report, Dan Delgado's report, the report from Embden, Benny Baron's sighting and Iva Ingram's sighting were all different sightings.

Neither Dan Delgado's report nor Iva Ingram's report was the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Dows was submitted 2 days before the sighting from Greeley.

Benny Baron's report was submitted 1 day after the report from Embden.

Cindy Chan's report was submitted sometime before the sighting from Dows.

The report from Russell was submitted 2 days after Hal Harrison's report.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9
August 10

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Dows Embden Greeley Houghton Jackson Marina Russell

cone diamond egg horseshoe oval teardrop triangle


Gil Gallegos isn't worth exactly $30 billion.

The person who works in the software industry, the tycoon from Canada, and Gil Gallegos are three different people.

The magnate worth $28 billion doesn't work in the medical industry.

Hal Hickman doesn't work in the software industry.

The magnate from Germany is worth somewhat more than the tycoon who works in the finance industry.

Faith Flynn is worth somewhat less than the mogul from Sweden.

Of the mogul who works in the aerospace industry and the magnate worth $26 billion, one is Faith Flynn and the other is from England.

Leonard Levy is worth somewhat more than the person from England.

The mogul worth $28 billion isn't from Norway.

The tycoon from Norway is worth 1 billion more than Cal Craig.

Of the person who works in the retail industry and the tycoon from England, one is Al Acosta and the other is worth $30 billion.

Hal Hickman is worth 2 billion more than the mogul who works in the biotech industry.

The mogul who works in the retail industry is either the magnate worth $31 billion or the person from Canada.

The magnate worth $31 billion is either Joseph Jakes or the magnate from Mexico.

Faith Flynn is worth 1 billion more than the magnate who works in the finance industry.

The person worth $28 billion isn't from Germany.

The person who works in the biotech industry is worth 1 billion more than the person who works in the finance industry.

Al Acosta, the mogul from England, the magnate who works in the software industry, the magnate who works in the biotech industry and the magnate worth $25 billion are all different people.

The mogul worth $27 billion doesn't work in the retail industry.

Al Acosta
Cal Craig
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Joseph Jakes
Leonard Levy

Canada Denmark England Germany Mexico Norway Sweden

aerospace banking biotech finance medical retail software


Mindy has an appointment sometime before the client who will be seeing Dr. Estrada.

Of Nettie and the client who will be seeing Dr. Nixon, one is scheduled for 9:30am and the other has the appointment for the filling.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Santos has an appointment 1 hour before Mindy.

The person going in for the extraction, Tommy, and the client with the 10:30am appointment are three different people.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Nixon doesn't have the appointment for the root canal.

The client going in for the filling is either the customer with the 10:30am appointment or Mindy.

The patient going in for the whitening has an appointment 1 hour after the person who will be seeing Dr. Dalton.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Dalton has the appointment for the filling.

The seven people are Kurt, the client who will be seeing Dr. Owens, the customer who will be seeing Dr. McClain, the client who will be seeing Dr. Estrada, the person who will be seeing Dr. Nixon, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Ingram and the customer going in for the filling.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Dalton has an appointment 1 hour before Zachary.

Of the customer with the 1:30pm appointment and the person going in for the crown, one is Kurt and the other will be seen by Dr. Ingram.

Mindy has an appointment 1 hour before Yvette.

The patient with the 3:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Estrada, Tommy, and the patient with the 3:30pm appointment are three different people.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Estrada is either Mindy or the customer going in for the cleaning.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. McClain is either the patient going in for the whitening or Nettie.

Kurt Mindy Nettie Patsy Tommy Yvette Zachary

Dr. Dalton
Dr. Estrada
Dr. Ingram
Dr. McClain
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Owens
Dr. Santos


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

The orangutan Dolly works with is either the 19-year-old or the ape that was found in Ambalat.

The animal that was found in Kendisi is  younger than Merah.

The seven animals are the animal that was found in Kendisi, the 7-year-old, the 22-year-old, the ape Beatrice works with, the 4-year-old, Nikatrice and the 16-year-old.

The ape Eva works with is either the ape that was found in Puak or Pemson.

Of the animal that was found in Puruk Cahu and the 13-year-old, one is cared for by Beatrice and the other is cared for by Francine.

Of the orangutan Calliope works with and Quirrel, one is 10 years old and the other came from Ambalat.

The orangutan Gracie works with, the 22-year-old, and the orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu are three different animals.

The ape that was found in Basahan isn't cared for by Eva.

The ape Beatrice works with is 9 years younger than Pemson.

The ape Gracie works with is  older than the ape that was found in Ambalat.

The animal Dolly works with is 6 years older than Merah.

Of Ofallo and the orangutan that was found in Melak, one is cared for by Calliope and the other is 7 years old.

The animal that was found in Ambalat is  younger than the animal Calliope works with.

The animal that was found in Puak isn't cared for by Beatrice.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Dolly Eva Francine Gracie

Ambalat
Basahan
Kendisi
Melak
Puak
Puruk Cahu
Tarakan


The client who will be seeing Dr. Gregory, Vanessa, Bernice, the patient going in for the whitening and the customer with the 10:30am appointment are all different people.

The person going in for the whitening has an appointment sometime after the person who will be seeing Dr. Compton.

The patient going in for the extraction has an appointment 2 hours after Harold.

Harold has an appointment 3 hours after the person who will be seeing Dr. Compton.

Vanessa is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Fry or the client with the 10:30am appointment.

Of Vanessa and the person who will be seeing Dr. Torres, one is scheduled for 12:30pm and the other has the appointment for the root canal.

Of the customer who will be seeing Dr. Harris and Harold, one is scheduled for 1:30pm and the other has the appointment for the filling.

Vanessa has an appointment sometime before Shane.

Lynn has an appointment 1 hour before the patient who will be seeing Dr. Zamora.

Of the patient going in for the veneers and Harold, one will be seen by Dr. Zamora and the other is scheduled for 12:30pm.

The customer with the 9:30am appointment doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

Wayne has an appointment 1 hour after the client who will be seeing Dr. Compton.

The client with the 1:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the whitening.

Bernice Harold Jonathan Lynn Shane Vanessa Wayne

Dr. Compton
Dr. Fry
Dr. Gregory
Dr. Harris
Dr. Torres
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Zamora


Gil Gonzalez didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

Fred Fletcher finished with somewhat less gold than the miner working at Tyrol Creek.

Jack Jacobs finished with 12 fewer ounces of gold than the miner working at Glacier Grove.

The person who worked in California didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

Of the miner who found 17 ounces of gold and the prospector who found 14 ounces of gold, one was Chip Cornell and the other worked in Canada.

Jack Jacobs finished with 3 ounces more gold than the miner who worked in Colorado.

The prospector working at Laurel Ridge finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the person working at Fuller Rise.

Elroy Ellis finished with 6 ounces more gold than the person working at Belle Hart.

The miner who found 23 ounces of gold was either Gil Gonzalez or the miner working at Fuller Rise.

Neither Fred Fletcher nor Adam Alford was the person who found 20 ounces of gold.

The prospector who worked in Alaska finished with 3 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

The miner who worked in Arizona finished with 9 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

The prospector working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 ounces more gold than the prospector who worked in Canada.

The miner who worked in California didn't work at the York River claim.

The person working at Belle Hart, the miner working at Glacier Grove, the prospector who found 14 ounces of gold, the prospector who found 11 ounces of gold, the prospector who found 23 ounces of gold and the person working at York River were all different miners.

The person who found 29 ounces of gold didn't work in Nevada.

Alaska Arizona California Canada Colorado Nevada Oregon


The magnate who works in the biotech industry is worth 5 billion less than the tycoon who works in the software industry.

Of the tycoon who works in the banking industry and the magnate worth $30 billion, one is Al Acosta and the other is Dirk Dillon.

The tycoon from Denmark is worth 2 billion more than the mogul from Mexico.

The person who works in the retail industry, the tycoon from Canada, and Sid Scott are three different people.

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

Ed Everett doesn't work in the pharmaceutical industry.

Of the tycoon from Denmark and Dirk Dillon, one works in the finance industry and the other is worth $26 billion.

The seven people are the person from Argentina, the mogul who works in the aerospace industry, the mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry, the person who works in the banking industry, the mogul worth $31 billion, the magnate worth $27 billion and the mogul who works in the biotech industry.

Ed Everett doesn't work in the retail industry.

Al Acosta is worth somewhat less than the tycoon from England.

Dirk Dillon is either the mogul from Canada or the tycoon who works in the software industry.

The mogul worth $29 billion isn't from France.

Leonard Levy is worth 1 billion less than the person who works in the banking industry.

Al Acosta
Betty Bush
Dirk Dillon
Ed Everett
Joseph Jakes
Leonard Levy
Sid Scott

Argentina Canada Denmark Ireland England France Mexico

aerospace banking biotech finance retail pharmaceutical software


Irma scored 80 points more points than the player from Pacific Grove.

The contestant from Elk Grove scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 4.

The person from Modesto is either the person in lane 7 or the player who scored 380 points.

The contestant from Pacific Grove was in lane 4.

The player who scored 780 points wasn't from Fort Kent.

The person in lane 3 scored  fewer points than Perry.

Of the person from Pacific Grove and Zachary, one was in lane 2 and the other scored 380 points.

The contestant who scored 540 points is either the player from Modesto or Yvette.

The player from Bristol wasn't in lane 2.

Of the contestant in lane 3 and the player from Ontario, one is Irma and the other is Alberta.

The player in lane 1 is either Zachary or Hope.

The contestant in lane 2 is either Yvette or the person who scored 700 points.

The player in lane 5 is either the player from Pacific Grove or Perry.

Alberta Florence Hope Irma Perry Yvette Zachary

Bristol
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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

The golfer who scored a 59 was either Olivia Oden or Pamela Peet.

The golfer who won at Pennyfoot won her tournament sometime before the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove.

Vickie Vern won her tournament 1 year after Maxine Mohn.

Bonita Bitz won her tournament 2 years after the golfer who scored a 64.

Bonita Bitz was either the woman who won at Spotswood or the woman who scored a 67.

Neither the golfer who scored a 63 nor the woman who won in 1925 was Bonita Bitz.

Vickie Vern didn't win at Juniper Hills.

Of Freda Fritz and the woman who won in 1924, one shot a 62 and the other shot a 59.

The golfer who won at Pennyfoot won her tournament 1 year before the woman who won at Amble Glen.

Of the woman who won in 1925 and the person who won in 1922, one was Olivia Oden and the other won at Amble Glen.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines was either the person who scored a 67 or the golfer who scored a 59.

The person who scored a 67 was either Maxine Mohn or the person who won in 1921.

The woman who scored a 66 won her tournament 3 years after the person who won at Scotch Pines.

Freda Fritz won her tournament 1 year after Grace Goritz.

Bonita Bitz
Freda Fritz
Grace Goritz
Maxine Mohn
Olivia Oden
Pamela Peet
Vickie Vern

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


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

The client who will be seeing Dr. Torres has an appointment 1 hour before the client who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds.

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

Inez doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

The person going in for the cleaning is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Booker or Rosemary.

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

Of the person with the 2:30pm appointment and the person who will be seeing Dr. Underwood, one is Nettie and the other has the appointment for the root canal.

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

The patient with the 3:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Dalton.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Ingram has an appointment 1 hour after Wayne.

Inez has an appointment sometime before Rosemary.

Shane, the client with the 10:30am appointment, the client going in for the whitening, the customer with the 11:30am appointment, the customer going in for the root canal and the person going in for the filling are all different people.

The client going in for the filling has an appointment 3 hours before the customer going in for the cleaning.

The client with the 10:30am appointment, Wayne, and the customer going in for the root canal are three different people.

Inez doesn't have the appointment for the crown.

Dwight Harold Inez Nettie Rosemary Shane Wayne

Dr. Booker
Dr. Dalton
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Torres
Dr. Underwood


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

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

Marsh Tree is 3 feet shorter than the tree in Silk Notch.

Nolan's Pine is 6 feet taller than The Senator.

Of the 150 ft. tree and the 85 year-old tree, one is Roger's Oak and the other is in Woden Woods.

Old Jarvis is 15 feet taller than the tree in Woden Woods.

The 87 year-old tree is  shorter than the tree in Benton Notch.

The 80 year-old tree is 12 feet taller than the 96 year-old tree.

Neither the 80 year-old tree nor the 99 year-old tree is Nolan's Pine.

The tree in Knox Woods is either the 79 year-old tree or Zeke's Spruce.

The tree in Eldora Woods is 3 feet taller than the tree in Woden Woods.

The 96 year-old tree is  taller than Evan's Fir.

The tree in Deloit Woods is 3 feet shorter than the tree in Woden Woods.

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

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


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

The podcast that began in 2009 has 1 million more downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

The podcast with 7 million downloads didn't start in 2015.

The podcast that began in 2010, the podcast with 6 million downloads, Bobby Bora's show, Cora Capon's podcast and Al Acosta's show are all different shows.

The business podcast has  more downloads than Al Acosta's podcast.

Faye Fender's show is either the show that began in 2010 or the film show.

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

Dixie Dean's show has 4 million more downloads than the gaming show.

Bobby Bora's show has  more downloads than the show that began in 2009.

Faye Fender's show doesn't have exactly 5 million downloads.

Geneva Gold's show is either the show with 1 million downloads or the music show.

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

Of the gaming show and Geneva Gold's podcast, one has 6 million downloads and the other started in 2013.

Cora Capon's podcast didn't start in 2011.

The literature show has  fewer downloads than Al Acosta's podcast.

Of the podcast that began in 2007 and the show with 4 million downloads, one is Bobby Bora's and the other is about music.

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

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

business film gaming investing literature music sports


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.

Ayers v Byrd was 2 weeks after the 5-4 decision.

The March 10 proceeding didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado.

Of the 2-7 decision and Justice Caldwell's majority opinion, one was Carson v Dunn and the other was Gibbs v Kintz.

The 8-1 decision was 2 weeks after Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Of Justice Larson's majority opinion and the March 24 case, one was Gibbs v Kintz and the other was the 7-2 decision.

Justice Underwood's majority opinion was sometime before the 2-7 decision.

Gibbs v Kintz was 2 weeks before Justice Quinn's majority opinion.

Watts v Yang was 3 weeks before the 5-4 decision.

The 3-6 decision was sometime after Carson v Dunn.

Short v Metz was 1 week after Ayers v Byrd.

The 6-3 decision was 1 week before Carson v Dunn.

Of Justice Hatfield's majority opinion and Short v Metz, one was the 3-6 decision and the other was on April 14.

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


Neither the August 7 sighting nor the sighting of the egg-shaped UFO was Dan Delgado's report.

The sighting from Marina was submitted 1 day after the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

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

Cindy Chan's report was submitted 2 days before the report from Beaconsfield.

Abe Alvarez's report was submitted sometime after Edith Estes's report.

The sighting of the egg-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day after Abe Alvarez's sighting.

The sighting from Newark was submitted sometime after Edith Estes's report.

Hal Harrison's report was submitted 2 days after the report from Tarzana.

The sighting of the cone-shaped UFO wasn't from Newark.

Edith Estes's report was submitted 1 day after the sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

Dan Delgado's report was submitted sometime after the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

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

The report of the cigar-shaped UFO was submitted 3 days after the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

The report from Springfield was submitted sometime before Cindy Chan's report.

Edith Estes's report wasn't from Visalia.

Of the sighting from Beaconsfield and the report of the cone-shaped UFO, one was received on August 9 and the other was reported by Gil Gates.

Edith Estes's report didn't involve the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison

Beaconsfield Marina Newark Otisfield Springfield Tarzana Visalia

cigar cone diamond egg horseshoe teardrop triangle


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 1978 piece sold for 150 dollars more than Eric Estrada's piece.

Of the card for the person who played first base and the piece for the person who played left field, one came out in 1987 and the other featured Hick Hodge.

The one that sold for $125 didn't feature the person who played catcher.

Hick Hodge's card sold for 200 dollars more than the one for the person who played right field.

The 1972 card was either Lance Leach's item or the one that sold for $175.

Of the 1972 piece and the 2012 item, one featured Daryn Drake and the other sold for $325.

Lance Leach's piece was either the card for the person who played first base or the 2012 piece.

The 2012 card sold for somewhat more than Keith Kane's piece.

Irv Ingram's piece was either the 1978 one or the one for the person who played third base.

Pete Perez's piece didn't sell for $325.

Daryn Drake's card didn't feature the person who played pitcher.

The card for the person who played catcher didn't come out in 1972.

Daryn Drake's piece sold for somewhat more than the 1995 item.

Lance Leach's one, the card for the person who played left field, the 2012 one, the piece that sold for $375, the 2015 item and the card that sold for $125 were all different cards.

Daryn Drake
Eric Estrada
Hick Hodge
Irv Ingram
Keith Kane
Lance Leach
Pete Perez

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


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.

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

Of the Visser family's house and the house built in 1798, one is Vlietmolen and the other is Oostmolen.

The Jansen family's structure is either the house built in 1798 or the structure built in 1752.

The house in Schiedam was built sometime after the house in Leiderdorp.

The house in Leiderdorp was built 69 years after Westmolen.

The house in Schiedam isn't owned by the Bakker family.

Of Westmolen and the house built in 1729, one is owned by the De Vries family and the other is in Kinderdijk.

The windmill built in 1706 is either the windmill in Hoogmade or Vlietmolen.

The De Vries family's structure was built 23 years after the house in Moerkapelle.

The Smit family's house was built 23 years before Vlietmolen.

Hoekmolen is either the structure built in 1821 or the home built in 1706.

Zemelmolen was built 69 years after the Smit family's windmill.

Oostmolen is either the home in Aarlanderveen or the structure built in 1821.

The house in Aarlanderveen was built sometime before the Bakker family's house.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Vries
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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

The piece made of teak costs 50 dollars less than the piece made of sandalwood.

The barstool, Gwen's piece, Patsy's item, Yvette's item and the $400 piece are all different pieces.

The coffee table costs  less than the piece made of chestnut.

The $375 piece is either the piece made of rosewood or the hutch.

Ellen's piece wasn't made of sandalwood.

The end table is either the piece made of chestnut or the item made of rosewood.

Shelley's item costs  more than the piece made of chestnut.

Of Dianne's piece and the piece made of oak, one costs $400 and the other is the coffee table.

The piece made of walnut costs  more than the piece made of rosewood.

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

Neither the item made of oak nor Gwen's piece is the bookshelf.

The piece made of teak costs 100 dollars less than Dianne's item.

Of the item made of walnut and Shelley's piece, one costs $375 and the other is the bookshelf.

Patsy's item is either the bookshelf or the rocking chair.

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

Bonita Dianne Ellen Gwen Patsy Shelley Yvette

chestnut mahogany oak rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


Of the home in Kinderdijk and the Meijer family's windmill, one is Zemelmolen and the other was built in 1798.

The Smit family's windmill was built sometime before Hoekmolen.

The windmill built in 1798, Hoekmolen, the Visser family's windmill, the house in Den Bommel and the home in Aarlanderveen are all different structures.

The house in Den Bommel, the De Jong family's house, and the Van den Berg family's windmill are three different structures.

The Visser family's home was built 92 years after the windmill in Moerkapelle.

The De Jong family's house was built 23 years before the Smit family's home.

Westmolen was built 46 years before the Van den Berg family's house.

Doesmolen was built sometime before the structure in Den Bommel.

Of the Visser family's structure and the structure built in 1821, one is in Kinderdijk and the other is in Aarlanderveen.

The structure in Hoogmade is either the De Vries family's structure or the Smit family's structure.

The structure in Moerkapelle was built 69 years before Oostmolen.

Grosmolen is either the De Vries family's windmill or the house in Aarlanderveen.

Hoekmolen is either the Van Dijk family's structure or the home in Hoogmade.

The home built in 1798 isn't in Leiderdorp.

De Jong
De Vries
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Van Dijk
Visser


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 bear cost 1 dollar less than the cat.

The monkey cost 2 dollars less than the piece Verna bought.

Of the white animal and the monkey, one cost $6.00 and the other was purchased by Marshall.

The balloon Ian bought, the $6.00 animal, the bear, the gold animal, the $7.00 piece and the $4.00 balloon were all different items.

The piece Javier bought cost 2 dollars more than the orange animal.

Of the purple animal and the $6.00 balloon, one was purchased by Javier and the other was the cat.

The $8.00 balloon was either the balloon Gayle bought or the piece Marshall bought.

The white balloon cost  more than the fish.

The piece Ian bought cost 2 dollars less than the gold balloon.

Of the $3.00 piece and the $5.00 animal, one was the monkey and the other was brown.

The brown balloon cost 1 dollar less than the balloon Yvette bought.

brown gold orange purple red white yellow

Bernard Gayle Ian Javier Marshall Verna Yvette


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

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

Henrietta's design was either the plane that was thrown 5th or the plane that went 55 feet.

Of the airplane that went 45 feet and Omar's design, one was yellow and the other was thrown 1st.

Of the plane that was thrown 6th and the airplane that went 15 feet, one was Roderick's and the other was blue.

The white airplane landed 40 feet shorter than the black airplane.

Of the airplane that went 65 feet and Roderick's design, one was thrown 2nd and the other was thrown 6th.

The airplane that went 25 feet was either Aaron's design or the plane that was thrown 1st.

The plane that was thrown 3rd, the blue airplane, Henrietta's design, the white plane, Roderick's design and Margo's design were all different planes.

The plane that was thrown 5th was either the silver plane or the airplane that went 15 feet.

The pink airplane landed somewhat shorter than Valerie's design.

The plane that was thrown 3rd was either the silver airplane or the plane that went 55 feet.

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

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie

black blue green pink silver white yellow


The structure built in 1798 isn't owned by the Visser family.

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

The windmill in Leiderdorp was built sometime before the house in Den Bommel.

Zemelmolen is either the home in Kinderdijk or the home in Hoogmade.

The structure in Moerkapelle was built 23 years after the structure in Aarlanderveen.

Vlietmolen is either the home in Kinderdijk or the structure built in 1752.

Hoekmolen was built sometime before the Meijer family's windmill.

The structure in Leiderdorp was built 23 years after the Meijer family's home.

Of the structure built in 1821 and the De Vries family's structure, one is Doesmolen and the other is in Hoogmade.

The De Jong family's house was built 92 years after Hoekmolen.

The windmill in Den Bommel was built sometime before Vlietmolen.

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

The home in Schiedam isn't owned by the Van Dijk family.

The home in Leiderdorp was built 23 years before Westmolen.

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


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

The course in room 405 has 2  fewer students than Mr. Underwood's class.

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

The class in room 212 has 2  more students than the Spanish class.

The class in room 405 isn't taught by Brady.

The Spanish class has 8  fewer students than the course in room 201.

The course in room 318 is either the course with 33 students or the Art class.

Of the course in room 125 and the Pre-Calculus class, one has 29 students and the other has 37 students.

The Algebra class has 8  fewer students than the French class.

Mr. Ray's class has 4  more students than the class in room 201.

The course in room 129 doesn't have 39 students.

Mr. Dean's class has somewhat fewer students than the Algebra class.

Of the class in room 405 and Mr. Franklin's class, one has 33 students and the other is the Biology class.

The course with 37 students is either the course in room 129 or Mr. Owen's class.

The course in room 318 has 4  more students than the class in room 212.

Brady Dean Franklin Owen Ray Tanner Underwood

Algebra Art Biology French Geometry Pre-Calculus Spanish


"Archer Quest" came out 4 years after "Meteor Rise".

The game released in 1976 is either "Aladeen" or the pinball machine made by Dow Games.

The game made by Tarco Inc. came out 2 years before the pinball machine made by Pinnefore.

The $2,500 system came out sometime before the machine made by Dow Games.

The $6,400 machine came out 2 years after the machine made by Hayco Inc..

"Bowling Alley" came out 3 years before the $5,200 pinball machine.

Of "Disco Mania" and the $2,000 game, one was released in 1979 and the other was made by Arco.

Of "Bowling Alley" and "Disco Mania", one costs $3,750 and the other was released in 1977.

The machine made by Arco is either "Voyager Hero" or "Meteor Rise".

The seven games are "Archer Quest", the $1,750 machine, the machine released in 1980, the machine made by Hayco Inc., the machine released in 1977, the machine made by Arco and the machine made by Maxigame.

"Zany Circus" came out 2 years after the machine made by Arco.

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


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 from Temple City finished 1 place before Leona.

The contestant who got 11 Down wrong finished sometime before the person from Temple City.

The solver from Miles finished sometime after Yvonne.

The solver who got 2 Down wrong, the contestant from Miles, Virginia and the solver from Stanton were all different people.

Of the person who got 2 Down wrong and the solver who got 30 Across wrong, one was from Unionville and the other was Leona.

The solver who got 30 Across wrong finished 2 places before the person from Van Nuys.

The solver who got 20 Across wrong finished 2 places after the person who got 30 Across wrong.

The solver who got 30 Across wrong finished 2 places before Frederick.

Kelvin got the right answer for 18 Down.

The person who got 4 Across wrong finished 3 places after Yvonne.

The solver who got 2 Down wrong wasn't from Hollis.

The contestant who finished fourth was either the contestant who got 26 Down wrong or the solver who got 20 Across wrong.

The solver who got 11 Down wrong finished 1 place after the person from Van Nuys.

Frederick Grace Hubert Kelvin Leona Virginia Yvonne

Bertram
Hollis
Miles
Stanton
Temple City
Unionville
Van Nuys

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