Of Sihat and Cerbel, one is 120 ft tall and the other was photographed in 1989.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1986 is somewhat shorter than Nyalt.

The fall located in Tibet is either Irskela or the 105 ft tall waterfall.

Of the fall Derrick photographed in 1982 and the fall Derrick shot in 1991, one is in New Zealand and the other has a height of 125 ft.

The fall in Jamaica is 15 ft shorter than Cerbel.

Of the 100 ft tall waterfall and the 115 ft tall waterfall, one is located in Brazil and the other is Inawatai.

Neither Cerbel nor the fall in Nigeria is the 105 ft tall waterfall.

Inawatai is somewhat higher than the fall located in Brazil.

Sihat is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick shot in 1991.

Sihat Nyalt Garray Cerbel Irskela Inawatai

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica


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.

Neither the contestant who ordered fusilli nor the contestant who ordered rigatoni was the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce.

The runner who paid $11.99 was either the runner who chose pomodoro sauce or the runner who ordered rigatoni.

Pablo paid 4 dollars less than the contestant who ordered farfalle.

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

The contestant who chose bolognese sauce paid 4 dollars less than the runner who ordered capellini.

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

Of Kristina and the contestant who chose pomodoro sauce, one paid $11.99 and the other ordered fusilli.

The competitor who chose puttanesca sauce paid  more than the competitor who ordered fettuccine.

The runner who paid $6.99 didn't order fettuccine.

Of the competitor who paid $7.99 and the competitor who ordered fusilli, one chose mushroom sauce and the other was Claudia.

Terry was either the competitor who ordered capellini or the runner who paid $6.99.

Claudia Kristina Margie Pablo Suzanne Terry

capellini farfalle fettuccine fusilli rigatoni vermicelli

arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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

The person who won the prize in bioengineering is either the winner from Canada or Rita Reeves.

The winner who won the prize in economics is either the person who won in 1976 or the winner from Germany.

Neither the person who won the prize in medicine nor the person who won the prize in astronomy is Glenda Glenn.

Of Casey Carson and the person who won in 1984, one is from Poland and the other won the prize in astronomy.

The person from Canada won her prize 4 years after the person who won the prize in physics.

Neither Sue Simpson nor Deb Daniels is the person who won the prize in physics.

Of the winner from Mexico and the winner who won in 1980, one won the prize in bioengineering and the other is Sue Simpson.

The winner who won in 1980 isn't from Canada.

The winner who won in 1984 is from Ireland.

Casey Carson
Deb Daniels
Glenda Glenn
Olive Olson
Rita Reeves
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics medicine physics

Canada Germany Ireland Mexico Poland Russia


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

The vehicle with 300 books isn't driven by Wesley.

"Explore More", the bookmobile Natasha drives, the mobile library with 500 books, the bookmobile with 450 books and the mobile library with 250 books are all different vehicles.

"Explore More" has  more books than the ambulance.

The mobile library Violet drives has 100 more books than the Greyhound bus.

Of the vehicle with 500 books and the vehicle Leroy drives, one is "Ready Reader" and the other is the Mack truck.

Of the bookmobile with 300 books and the vehicle Francisco drives, one is the Mack truck and the other is "Books-4-U".

The Airstream, the bookmobile Natasha drives, and the vehicle Violet drives are three different vehicles.

The school bus has  fewer books than the vehicle Natasha drives.

"Dream Machine" has 150 more books than the Greyhound bus.

"Books-4-U" has 50 more books than the Greyhound bus.

The Airstream has  more books than "Lit on Wheels".

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

Francisco Leroy Myra Natasha Violet Wesley

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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 person who won the $12.50 pot and the competitor who won with two pairs, one won the second hand and the other was Yvonne.

Yvonne won 2 hands before the person who won the $23.25 pot.

The person who won with a straight won sometime before Wilbur.

The person who won with a royal flush won sometime after Guillermo.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot won sometime after the competitor who won with one pair.

Zachary won 2 hands after the person who won with a straight flush.

The competitor who won the $18.25 pot won 3 hands after the player who won with a straight flush.

Of Zachary and the person who won the $5.25 pot, one won with one pair and the other won the sixth hand.

Of the competitor who won the fifth hand and the player who won the $5.25 pot, one was Wilbur and the other won with a royal flush.

Guillermo Irma Omar Wilbur Yvonne Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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.

Of the 96 year-old tree and the 156 ft. tree, one is Nolan's Pine and the other is in Eldora Woods.

The six trees are the 85 year-old tree, the 147 ft. tree, Evan's Fir, The Senator, the 156 ft. tree and the tree in Deloit Woods.

Zeke's Spruce is 3 feet taller than the 85 year-old tree.

The 99 year-old tree is  taller than the tree in Deloit Woods.

The tree in Deloit Woods is either the 156 ft. tree or the 94 year-old tree.

The 87 year-old tree is 12 feet taller than Zeke's Spruce.

Of the 96 year-old tree and Marsh Tree, one is 153 ft. tall and the other is in York Woods.

Old Jarvis is 9 feet shorter than the tree in Silk Notch.

The tree in Benton Notch is  taller than Zeke's Spruce.

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

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


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

Of the dish that serves 7 people and the dish that cooks at 375 degrees, one bakes for 30 minutes and the other is the bean casserole.

The recipe that cooks at 400 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the dish that serves 7 people.

The candied yams recipe is either the dish that cooks at 325 degrees or the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees.

The six dishes are the recipe that serves 8 people, the dish that bakes for 35 minutes, the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes, the dish that bakes for 25 minutes, the baked ham and the dish that cooks at 350 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 400 degrees requires 15 minutes less baking time than the meatloaf.

The dish that serves 7 people requires 5 minutes less baking time than the mac and cheese.

The roast potatoes recipe is either the dish that serves 5 people or the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees.

The baked ham bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that serves 5 people.

The mac and cheese is either the recipe that serves 4 people or the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees.

The baked ham doesn't cook at 385 degrees.

Neither the dish that cooks at 385 degrees nor the recipe that bakes for 25 minutes is the candied yams recipe.

The dish that serves 2 people doesn't cook at 325 degrees.

Neither the recipe that serves 2 people nor the dish that bakes for 25 minutes is the mac and cheese.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes
50 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees

2 people
4 people
5 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


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

Edith Estes's report was submitted sometime after the sighting of the oval-shaped UFO.

Hal Harrison's report was submitted 1 day before the sighting from Dows.

The report of the cigar-shaped UFO was either the report from Beaconsfield or the sighting from Dows.

Edith Estes's sighting was from Zearing.

Benny Baron's report was submitted 2 days after the sighting from Newark.

Benny Baron's report was either the sighting from Dows or the sighting of the cone-shaped UFO.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after Dan Delgado's report.

The sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO was submitted 2 days after Dan Delgado's report.

Flora Flynn's sighting was either the sighting from Dows or the sighting of the egg-shaped UFO.

Edith Estes's report was submitted 1 day before the report of the cone-shaped UFO.

Of the August 5 report and the report from Newark, one involved the oval-shaped UFO and the other was reported by Cindy Chan.

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

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison

Beaconsfield Dows Newark Russell Visalia Zearing


The winner who won the prize in literature won her prize 4 years after the winner from Germany.

Rita Reeves won her prize 8 years after the person from France.

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

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

The winner who won the prize in chemistry is either the person from Germany or the person who won in 1976.

Of Patsy Pope and the person from Australia, one won in 1984 and the other won the prize in medicine.

The person from Poland won her prize 4 years before Patsy Pope.

Of the winner who won the prize in physics and Patsy Pope, one won in 1980 and the other is from Mexico.

Neither the person who won in 1980 nor the winner from France is Tara Tate.

Casey Carson
Deb Daniels
Hannah Hay
Patsy Pope
Rita Reeves
Tara Tate

bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia Canada Germany France Mexico Poland


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 from Cutler wasn't in lane 1.

The person who scored 700 points was from Junction City.

Terrence scored  fewer points than the player in lane 6.

Of the person from Elk Grove and the contestant in lane 7, one is Wanda and the other is Terrence.

The player who scored 380 points is either the player from Cutler or Christie.

The player who scored 300 points, the person in lane 1, and the player from Junction City are three different people.

The six people are the person from Ontario, the person who scored 300 points, the player who scored 620 points, the person in lane 4, the person in lane 7 and the player who scored 700 points.

The person from Fort Kent, the player who scored 620 points, and Christie are three different people.

Of the player from Fort Kent and the contestant in lane 6, one is Wanda and the other scored 540 points.

Christie Hope Johnathan Stanley Terrence Wanda

Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario


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 six miners were Fred Fletcher, the prospector who worked in Oregon, the miner working at Culver Gorge, the person working at Tyrol Creek, the prospector who found 17 ounces of gold and the person working at York River.

Jack Jacobs was either the person who worked in New Mexico or the miner working at Tyrol Creek.

Ben Barron finished with somewhat more gold than the miner who worked in New Mexico.

The miner who worked in Oregon finished with 9 ounces more gold than Dilbert Duke.

Dilbert Duke didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

The miner who worked in Colorado finished with somewhat more gold than the person working at Glacier Grove.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector who worked in New Mexico.

Adam Alford finished with 6 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Culver Gorge.

Dilbert Duke finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the miner who worked in Nevada.

Of the miner working at Culver Gorge and Ben Barron, one found 20 ounces of gold and the other worked in Canada.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Jack Jacobs

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

Arizona
Canada
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


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

The society founded in 600 AD was either the culture with 9,500 people or the culture located near Easton.

Of the culture located near Easton and the culture with 9,500 people, one was the Voriss culture and the other was founded in 1350 AD.

Of the Garight culture and the culture founded in 1100 AD, one was based near Junction City and the other had a population size of 9,000.

Of the Oiracha culture and the culture with 5,000 people, one was based near Easton and the other was based near Waterloo.

The Oiracha culture, the culture with 9,500 people, the culture with 5,000 people, the culture located near Boulder Creek and the society founded in 1100 AD were all different cultures.

The society founded in 1100 AD didn't have a population size of 7,500.

The culture located near Boulder Creek was founded 500 years before the Uskorr culture.

The Uskorr culture had a population size of 5,000.

The society founded in 100 AD wasn't based near Unity.

The Zuneos culture didn't have a population size of 8,000.

The culture located near Unity was either the Uskorr culture or the culture with 8,000 people.

Garight Oiracha Quyit Uskorr Voriss Zuneos

Boulder Creek
Easton
Junction City
Kentfield
Unity
Waterloo


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

The game released in 1974 doesn't cost $2,000.

Of "Voyager Hero" and the $5,200 machine, one was released in 1979 and the other was made by Dow Games.

The $2,000 game came out sometime before the system made by Maxigame.

The six games are "Bowling Alley", the machine made by Maxigame, the system released in 1979, the system released in 1978, the system made by Hayco Inc. and the system released in 1974.

The game made by Tarco Inc. came out sometime before "Bowling Alley".

The $1,750 game came out 3 years after "Aladeen".

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

The $3,750 pinball machine came out 1 year after the system made by Pinnefore.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


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.

Neither the flier with the coin nor the flier going to Kansas is the aerophobe leaving in January.

Yolanda will leave sometime before the aerophobe with the talisman.

The flier going to Arkansas won't bring a coin.

The six fliers are the flier going to South Carolina, the passenger leaving in January, the flier leaving in May, the aerophobe with the lucky hat, the flier with the wishbone and the passenger leaving in June.

Of the aerophobe going to Hawaii and the flier with the wishbone, one is Zachary and the other is Yolanda.

The passenger leaving in June will go to Kansas.

The aerophobe leaving in February is either the passenger going to Arkansas or Eloise.

Of the aerophobe going to Illinois and the flier with the talisman, one is Zachary and the other will leave in April.

Neither the flier leaving in May nor Eloise is the flier going to Illinois.

Eloise Henry Peggy Sophie Yolanda Zachary

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
talisman
wishbone

Arkansas
Hawaii
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
South Carolina


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

The politician has a birthday 3 months before the traveler from Sweden.

The traveler from France is not the surgeon.

Neither the surgeon nor the lawyer is Dale.

The person whose birthday is on August 15th is not from Belgium.

Of the person born on August 15th and the traveler from Mexico, one is the surgeon and the other is Charles.

The traveler from South Africa has a birthday 2 months before the lawyer.

Charles is either the politician or the traveler from Mexico.

Of the traveler from Belgium and Michael, one is the surgeon and the other was born on September 17th.

The person from Belgium is not the engineer.

Neither the lawyer nor the person born on May 18th is Bill.

Of the person whose birthday is on July 16th and Eric, one is from South Africa and the other is the lawyer.

Eric is either the architect or the traveler whose birthday is on August 15th.

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

architect engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium
France
Mexico
Norway
South Africa
Sweden


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

The person who lives in Decatur City spent  less than Jack Jordan.

The six people are the person who spent $425, Kit Kelley, the person who lives in Twin Peaks, the friend who lives in Sun City, the friend who gave Ally the planter and the friend who lives in Eustis.

The person who lives in Eustis is either Ora Osborne or the friend who spent $400.

The friend who lives in Twin Peaks gave Ally the toaster.

Ned Norris gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who spent $475 is either the person who gave Ally the HD tv or the person who lives in Fruitland.

Of the person who lives in Jonesboro and Lily Little, one spent $450 and the other gave Ally the HD tv.

The person who lives in Decatur City didn't give Ally the HD tv.

The attendee who lives in Twin Peaks spent  less than Ned Norris.

Of the person who spent $500 and the attendee who spent $400, one is Mitch Mayo and the other gave Ally the toaster.

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

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

blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


Neither the surgeon nor the traveler from Mexico is Gerald.

The diplomat has a birthday sometime before the traveler from Sweden.

The surgeon has a birthday sometime after the traveler from Norway.

The traveler from Belgium is either the politician or the engineer.

The traveler from Sweden is either the traveler born on June 14th or the politician.

Of the traveler born on July 16th and the engineer, one is from Germany and the other is Dale.

Bill is either the person from Germany or the politician.

Dale has a birthday sometime after the person from South Africa.

Neither the person from Mexico nor the traveler from Sweden is Adrian.

The traveler from Mexico is not the lawyer.

diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium
Germany
Mexico
Norway
South Africa
Sweden


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

The show that aired on PTR had 750,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 8:30pm.

The show that aired at 10:00pm aired on Saturday.

The program that aired on CBR had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 11:30am.

The show that aired on PTR, the show that aired at 6:00pm, and the show that aired on Friday are three different programs.

Of the program with 500,000 viewers and the show that aired on Monday, one aired on CBR and the other aired at 6:00pm.

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

Of the show with 1,250,000 viewers and the program that aired on Wednesday, one aired on GMA and the other aired on WNW.

The program that aired at 8:30pm didn't air on Friday.

Of the program with 500,000 viewers and the program that aired on Sunday, one aired at 2:00pm and the other aired on BMT.

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

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


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.

Hubert finished 3 places after the solver who got 11 Down wrong.

Julie finished sometime after the solver who got 4 Across wrong.

Eva finished 1 place after the solver who got 11 Down wrong.

The person who got 2 Down wrong finished sometime after Perry.

The person who finished second wasn't from Yorba Linda.

The person from Rinard finished 2 places after the contestant who got 11 Down wrong.

The person who got 26 Down wrong finished sometime before the contestant from Needles.

Julie, the solver from Needles, the contestant who finished sixth, the contestant who finished fifth and the person who finished first were all different people.

Of the contestant who finished second and the person from Avalon, one answered 20 Across incorrectly and the other was Eva.

The contestant who got 2 Down wrong, the contestant from Needles, and the person from Rinard are three different people.

Of the contestant who finished sixth and the contestant from Canoga Park, one was Virginia and the other answered 20 Across incorrectly.

Avalon
Canoga Park
Miles
Needles
Rinard
Yorba Linda

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


The dish that serves 7 people bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that cooks at 375 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 35 minutes doesn't serve exactly 3 people.

Of the recipe that serves 7 people and the dish that bakes for 40 minutes, one is the roast potatoes recipe and the other cooks at 385 degrees.

The bean casserole is either the recipe that serves 9 people or the dish that cooks at 375 degrees.

The recipe that serves 6 people bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees.

The recipe that serves 4 people requires somewhat less baking time than the mac and cheese.

The chicken cutlet is either the dish that serves 9 people or the recipe that serves 3 people.

Neither the mac and cheese nor the meatloaf is the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees.

Neither the roast potatoes recipe nor the chicken cutlet is the dish that cooks at 350 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 25 minutes cooks at 400 degrees.

The recipe that serves 4 people requires somewhat less baking time than the dish that cooks at 340 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 35 minutes doesn't serve exactly 7 people.

Of the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes and the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees, one is the chicken cutlet and the other serves 2 people.

baked ham
bean casserole
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

340 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees

2 people
3 people
4 people
6 people
7 people
9 people


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

The garlic tilapia contains 20 fewer calories than the meal served on May 14th.

The bulgur salad was either the dish with 5 grams of protein or the dish served on May 17th.

The asian steak contains somewhat fewer calories than the dish with 5 grams of protein.

The six recipes were the dish served on May 13th, the recipe with 7 grams of protein, the garlic tilapia, the lemon salmon, the recipe with 480 calories and the dish with 460 calories.

The lemon salmon was either the meal served on May 13th or the meal served on May 11th.

Of the recipe served on May 12th and the garlic tilapia, one has 380 calories and the other has exactly 18 grams of protein.

Of the recipe with 15 grams of protein and the dish served on May 13th, one was the citrus halibut and the other has 440 calories.

The recipe with 12 grams of protein contains 40 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The dish with 7 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal served on May 12th.

The meal with 10 grams of protein contains 80 fewer calories than the recipe served on May 17th.

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

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

5 grams
7 grams
10 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 grams


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

The 14,500 ft one is either the one in Kiev or the cable-stayed one.

The one in Bucharest, the cable-stayed bridge and the bridge in Athens are all different structures.

The structure in Kiev is either the 10,000 ft bridge or the cantilever bridge.

The one in Luxembourg is the bowstring bridge.

Avery Bridge is either the suspension one or the truss bridge.

Avery Bridge is 3,000 feet shorter than the bridge in Paris.

The structure in Kiev is 3,000 feet longer than Vellon Bridge.

The bridge in Skopje isn't the suspension bridge.

Sandy Bridge is 6,000 feet longer than the truss one.

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

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension truss

Athens Bucharest Kiev Luxembourg Paris Skopje


The Lyeilia culture was founded sometime before the culture located near Quasqueton.

The culture located near Lacona was founded 1,000 years before the culture with 6,500 people.

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

The culture founded in 1350 AD wasn't based near Quasqueton.

The culture located near Zwingle was founded 250 years before the Aldeton culture.

Of the culture with 9,000 people and the culture with 9,500 people, one was founded in 600 AD and the other was based near Waterloo.

The society founded in 850 AD didn't have a population size of 4,500.

The Xidat culture was either the culture located near Zwingle or the society founded in 850 AD.

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

The culture located near Waterloo was either the culture with 9,500 people or the society founded in 1100 AD.

The culture located near Redlands was either the culture with 9,500 people or the culture founded in 1100 AD.

The Chach culture was either the culture located near Quasqueton or the culture located near Lacona.

Aldeton Chach Danseri Garight Lyeilia Xidat

Easton Lacona Quasqueton Redlands Waterloo Zwingle


Dan Delgado's report didn't involve the egg-shaped UFO.

The August 8 report involved the cone-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after Benny Baron's sighting.

Of the August 8 sighting and the August 7 report, one was reported by Gil Gates and the other was from Russell.

Abe Alvarez's report didn't involve the triangle-shaped UFO.

Of Hal Harrison's sighting and the sighting from Otisfield, one was received on August 8 and the other involved the triangle-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Otisfield was submitted sometime after Hal Harrison's report.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before Dan Delgado's report.

The August 6 report wasn't from Houghton.

Iva Ingram's sighting was submitted 1 day before the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

Of the August 6 sighting and the sighting from Islesboro, one was reported by Dan Delgado and the other was reported by Iva Ingram.

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

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Ames Fontana Houghton Islesboro Otisfield Russell

cone egg horseshoe oval teardrop triangle


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.

Angie paid  less than the contestant who chose bolognese sauce.

Of the competitor who paid $6.99 and the contestant who chose bolognese sauce, one was Nathaniel and the other ordered rotini.

The competitor who ordered taglioni paid 1 dollar less than the runner who chose pomodoro sauce.

Of the runner who paid $9.99 and Kristina, one ordered fettuccine and the other chose marinara sauce.

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

The runner who ordered vermicelli paid 2 dollars more than the contestant who chose alfredo sauce.

The runner who paid $8.99 was either the runner who chose alfredo sauce or the competitor who ordered farfalle.

Angie was either the competitor who paid $9.99 or the runner who chose mushroom sauce.

The competitor who ordered taglioni was either Angie or the runner who paid $7.99.

Angie Herbert Kristina Louis Nathaniel Wade

farfalle fettuccine penne rotini taglioni vermicelli

alfredo bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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

The mogul who works in the finance industry is worth somewhat less than the magnate from Denmark.

Hal Hickman doesn't work in the aerospace industry.

The mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry is worth 2 billion less than Faith Flynn.

Of Hal Hickman and the mogul from Germany, one is worth $29 billion and the other works in the pharmaceutical industry.

The mogul from Canada is worth 2 billion more than the magnate who works in the biotech industry.

Leonard Levy is worth 2 billion less than the magnate who works in the finance industry.

Of the mogul worth $26 billion and Faith Flynn, one is from Ireland and the other works in the biotech industry.

Sid Scott is worth 4 billion less than the mogul from Sweden.

The person who works in the software industry is worth 3 billion more than the magnate from Ireland.

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

Faith Flynn
Hal Hickman
Leonard Levy
Mike Mckay
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott

Canada Denmark Ireland England Germany Sweden

aerospace biotech finance medical pharmaceutical software


"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 poplar costs  less than Kendra's piece.

Of the footstool and the item made of chestnut, one costs $275 and the other was crafted by Velma.

The item made of teak costs  more than Antoinette's piece.

Of the $350 piece and the barstool, one was crafted by Kendra and the other was made of teak.

Whitney's piece costs 50 dollars more than the item made of rosewood.

The hutch costs 75 dollars more than the piece made of rosewood.

The end table costs  more than the piece made of ash.

Antoinette's item wasn't made of poplar.

Velma's item costs 50 dollars less than the rocking chair.

Of Whitney's piece and the barstool, one was made of ash and the other costs $375.

Antoinette Cheri Josephine Kendra Velma Whitney

ash chestnut mahogany poplar rosewood teak

barstool
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


The miner who worked in California finished with 6 ounces more gold than Dilbert Duke.

Fred Fletcher didn't work in California.

Of the prospector who worked in New Mexico and the person working at Laurel Ridge, one was Ben Barron and the other found 11 ounces of gold.

Of the person working at York River and Gil Gonzalez, one found 23 ounces of gold and the other worked in Colorado.

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

Of Gil Gonzalez and the person who worked in Alaska, one found 26 ounces of gold and the other worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

The prospector who found 17 ounces of gold was either Fred Fletcher or the person working at Belle Hart.

The prospector who worked in Canada finished with somewhat more gold than the miner working at Glacier Grove.

The prospector working at Tyrol Creek finished with 3 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

The miner who worked in California was either the prospector working at Glacier Grove or the prospector working at York River.

Dilbert Duke was either the miner who worked in Canada or the miner who found 23 ounces of gold.

Ben Barron
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Jack Jacobs

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

Alaska
Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico


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 153 ft. tree is either Roger's Oak or the tree in Deloit Woods.

Neither the tree in Silk Notch nor The Senator is the 147 ft. tree.

Of Marsh Tree and the 99 year-old tree, one is in Eldora Woods and the other is 153 ft. tall.

The tree in Eldora Woods is  taller than the 79 year-old tree.

Roger's Oak, the tree in Woden Woods, the 94 year-old tree and the 159 ft. tree are all different trees.

Of the 80 year-old tree and Evan's Fir, one is 147 ft. tall and the other is in Silk Notch.

The tree in Deloit Woods is 6 feet taller than the 99 year-old tree.

The 80 year-old tree is 6 feet shorter than Roger's Oak.

Of the 147 ft. tree and Old Jarvis, one is 99 years old and the other is in Woden Woods.

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

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


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.

Yamasaki was built 120 years after the temple in Toyagi.

The shrine in Uchida was built sometime after Amari Michi.

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

The temple dedicated to the dragon was built sometime after the structure in Funai.

The structure in Niwa was built sometime before Okabe Honzo.

Of Yamasaki and the shrine dedicated to the cat, one is in Funai and the other was built in 1825.

Of the shrine built in 1765 and the structure dedicated to the cat, one is Okabe Honzo and the other is in Uchida.

Sama Takako was built 120 years before the structure dedicated to the turtle.

Of the structure dedicated to the frog and the structure in Miyato, one was built in 1585 and the other is Sama Takako.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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.

Nathaniel won sometime before the person who won the $12.50 pot.

The player who won the $6.50 pot won 1 hand after Veronica.

Courtney, the competitor who won with a straight, the person who won the $3.75 pot and the competitor who won the $9.00 pot were all different people.

The person who won the $3.75 pot didn't win with a full house.

Of the competitor who won the $6.50 pot and the player who won with a straight flush, one won the fourth hand and the other was Yvonne.

Of the player who won with a flush and the competitor who won the $23.25 pot, one was Kelley and the other won the first hand.

Nathaniel won 4 hands before the person who won the $9.00 pot.

Lee won 1 hand after the competitor who won the $3.75 pot.

Nathaniel was either the player who won with a flush or the person who won the $3.75 pot.

Lee won sometime before the person who won the $23.25 pot.

The player who won the second hand didn't win the $3.75 pot.

Courtney Kelley Lee Nathaniel Veronica Yvonne

two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Dalton has an appointment sometime after the customer going in for the veneers.

Of Mindy and the patient who will be seeing Dr. Dalton, one is scheduled for 11:30am and the other has the appointment for the cleaning.

Of the client with the 9:30am appointment and the person who will be seeing Dr. Zamora, one has the appointment for the root canal and the other is Lynn.

The client with the 2:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Winters.

Ernest, the client with the 2:30pm appointment, and the person going in for the cleaning are three different people.

The six people are the patient who will be seeing Dr. Dalton, the client going in for the veneers, Mindy, the customer with the 12:30pm appointment, the patient with the 2:30pm appointment and the client going in for the whitening.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Winters has an appointment sometime after the customer going in for the crown.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Zamora, the client going in for the veneers, and the client with the 12:30pm appointment are three different people.

Rosemary is either the client who will be seeing Dr. Owens or the client who will be seeing Dr. Zamora.

Of Ernest and the client going in for the root canal, one will be seen by Dr. Zamora and the other is scheduled for 1:30pm.

The client with the 2:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the root canal.

cleaning
crown
extraction
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Compton
Dr. Dalton
Dr. Joseph
Dr. Owens
Dr. Winters
Dr. Zamora


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

The player in lane 4 scored  more points than Zachary.

Of the player who scored 700 points and the person from Ontario, one was in lane 6 and the other is Deanna.

The contestant who scored 540 points was in lane 1.

Of the player in lane 4 and the contestant from Elk Grove, one scored 380 points and the other is Alberta.

The contestant from Elk Grove was in lane 5.

The contestant from Junction City scored 160 points more points than the player in lane 6.

Brandi is either the person from Modesto or the player who scored 460 points.

Of the person in lane 7 and the player who scored 380 points, one is Zachary and the other was from Pacific Grove.

Alberta Brandi Christie Deanna Perry Zachary

Bristol
Elk Grove
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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

The child from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in fifth place.

Of the student from Mrs. Almerini's class and the child from Mrs. Nixon's class, one is Bessie and the other had to spell "anemic".

Of the student from Mrs. Steuben's class and the contestant who finished in first place, one had to spell "bulwark" and the other is Andres.

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

The student from Mrs. Steuben's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Ted.

The child from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the student who finished in first place.

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

The child whose final word was "facetiously" is either Ted or the student who finished in third place.

Of the child from Mrs. Manzella's class and Gayle, one had to spell "facetiously" and the other finished in seventh place.

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

Otis is either the child who finished in fifth place or the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class.

The child who finished in fourth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Steuben.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Yeffer


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

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

The contestant who finished in fourth place is either the contestant whose final word was "elucidated" or the student from Mrs. Steuben's class.

Otis is either the contestant who finished in second place or the child from Mrs. Almerini's class.

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

Of the contestant whose final word was "duplicity" and the student who finished in fifth place, one is Jill and the other was from Mrs. Almerini's class.

Of the child from Mrs. Witte's class and Denise, one had to spell "bulwark" and the other finished in seventh place.

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

The contestant who finished in third place has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

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

Jill is either the contestant who finished in fourth place or the contestant whose final word was "facetiously".

Almerini Condini Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer


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

The six structures are the home built in 1706, Grosmolen, the home in Schiedam, the structure in Moerkapelle, the Van den Berg family's windmill and the home in Hoogmade.

Of the structure built in 1775 and the windmill built in 1683, one is Oostmolen and the other is owned by the Visser family.

The structure built in 1752 is either the Meijer family's home or the structure in Kinderdijk.

The structure in Schiedam was built sometime before Westmolen.

Grosmolen isn't owned by the Meijer family.

The structure built in 1752 isn't owned by the Jansen family.

The structure in Aarlanderveen was built sometime before Doesmolen.

Westmolen is owned by the De Jong family.

The structure in Aarlanderveen isn't owned by the Meijer family.

The windmill in Schiedam is owned by the Visser family.

The house in Hoogmade is either Zemelmolen or the house built in 1683.

Of the windmill in Leiderdorp and Hoekmolen, one was built in 1729 and the other is owned by the Meijer family.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

De Jong
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen Hoogmade Kinderdijk Leiderdorp Moerkapelle Schiedam


The contestant from Fort Kent is either the contestant who scored 620 points or the contestant in lane 4.

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

The contestant from Ontario scored 320 points more points than the contestant in lane 1.

Johnathan didn't finish with 300 points.

Deanna is either the contestant from Fort Kent or the person who scored 700 points.

Johnathan is either the person from Cutler or the player in lane 1.

Of the player in lane 2 and the person from Cutler, one is Leigh and the other scored 460 points.

The player from Elk Grove wasn't in lane 3.

The person from Elk Grove scored  more points than the person in lane 1.

Of the contestant who scored 540 points and the person from Junction City, one is Deanna and the other was in lane 1.

Christie scored  more points than the player from Fort Kent.

Of the player in lane 5 and Alberta, one scored 380 points and the other was from Pacific Grove.

Alberta Christie Deanna Hope Johnathan Leigh

Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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

Faith Flynn is either the tycoon who works in the aerospace industry or the mogul who works in the biotech industry.

The magnate from England is worth somewhat more than Kirk Kaplan.

Of the magnate worth $29 billion and the mogul who works in the biotech industry, one is Gil Gallegos and the other is from England.

Gil Gallegos, the mogul worth $27 billion, and the tycoon worth $25 billion are three different people.

The tycoon who works in the retail industry isn't from Mexico.

The mogul from Mexico is worth somewhat more than the tycoon who works in the biotech industry.

The tycoon worth $26 billion is either the tycoon who works in the software industry or Cal Craig.

Of the person from Argentina and the mogul who works in the aerospace industry, one is worth $27 billion and the other is Tim Townsend.

Of the person who works in the software industry and Cal Craig, one is from Denmark and the other is worth $28 billion.

Betty Bush is worth somewhat more than the mogul who works in the software industry.

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Kirk Kaplan
Tim Townsend

Argentina Denmark England Mexico Norway Sweden

aerospace biotech finance retail pharmaceutical software


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

The order with salami includes swiss cheese.

The sandwich with corned beef is either Verna's order or the $2.75 order.

Greg's sandwich doesn't include havarti cheese.

The $5.75 order doesn't include colby jack cheese.

The $5.75 order is either the order with havarti cheese or the sandwich with liverwurst.

The order with bologna costs  less than Emily's sandwich.

Of the $6.75 order and the $2.75 order, one is Kenneth's and the other includes swiss cheese.

Of the order with prosciutto and Irene's sandwich, one costs $4.75 and the other includes havarti cheese.

The sandwich with bologna doesn't include havarti cheese.

The six sandwiches are the $3.75 sandwich, Greg's order, the order with salami, the order with roast beef, the order with provolone cheese and the order with corned beef.

The order with salami costs  less than Ronda's sandwich.

Ronda's sandwich includes cheddar cheese.

cheddar
colby jack
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


The temple built in 1765 is either the structure dedicated to the mouse or the temple in Nakai.

The shrine dedicated to the mouse was built 120 years after the structure in Usui.

The structure dedicated to the turtle is in Toyagi.

The temple dedicated to the rooster, the shrine in Uchida, and the shrine in Nakai are three different shrines.

Of the temple dedicated to the mouse and the shrine built in 1705, one is in Miyato and the other is Yamasaki.

The shrine built in 1825, the temple dedicated to the cat, and the structure in Miyato are three different shrines.

The shrine dedicated to the rooster was built 60 years before the structure in Toyagi.

The temple dedicated to the turtle was built sometime after Okabe Honzo.

Of the temple in Nakai and the shrine dedicated to the frog, one is Sama Takako and the other was built in 1765.

Takahashi, the structure built in 1705, and the structure dedicated to the mouse are three different shrines.

Matsuno Okura was built 60 years after the temple dedicated to the rooster.

The temple in Niwa was built sometime before the structure dedicated to the frog.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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

The cook from Demitasse scored 7 fewer points than the person who made the pepper steak.

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

The person who scored 56 points didn't make the lemon snapper.

Ed scored 14 more points than the chef from Epicurious.

Of the cook from Oceanside and the person who made the smoked pork, one was Gabriel and the other scored 42 points.

The cook who made the smoked pork is either Ida or the chef who scored 56 points.

The chef who scored 77 points doesn't work at White Bean.

The chef from Enzo's is either Ida or the cook who made the cashew tofu.

The cook who scored 63 points works at Apple Barn.

Darlene scored somewhat more points than the person who made the cajun chili.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean


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

The one with an APR of 9% expires on 02/2024.

The one that expires on 06/2025 has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $4,000 credit limit.

The one that expires on 04/2024 is either the card with an APR of 9% or the card with the $2,000 credit limit.

The card that expires on 02/2024 has a limit of $8,500.

Of the one with the $6,500 credit limit and the card that expires on 04/2024, one is from TrustCo and the other has an APR of 10%.

Neither the card with an APR of 12% nor the one that expires on 09/2025 is the Dell Scargo card.

The card that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the Southwest Inc card.

The Mid Atlantic card is either the one with an APR of 9% or the card that expires on 09/2025.

The card that expires on 09/2025 has a limit of $6,500.

The one that expires on 05/2025, the one with an APR of 12%, the one with an APR of 9%, the card with the $2,000 credit limit and the Dell Scargo card are all different cards.

Neither the one that expires on 02/2024 nor the Southwest Inc card is the one with an APR of 10%.

The Credit Korp card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $10,000 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


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

The fall located in Switzerland is 5 ft higher than the fall Derrick photographed in 1987.

The 105 ft tall fall is either the fall located in Nigeria or Oginao.

Of Oginao and the 115 ft tall waterfall, one was shot in 1989 and the other is in Tibet.

The fall Derrick shot in 2004 is 5 ft shorter than the fall located in Canada.

Neither the fall Derrick shot in 1989 nor the waterfall in Switzerland is Irskela.

The 100 ft tall waterfall is not located in New Zealand.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1999 is either the 105 ft tall waterfall or the fall located in Tibet.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1995 is somewhat taller than Nyalt.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1999 is somewhat higher than the fall in Nigeria.

Of the 110 ft tall waterfall and the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1987, one is in Jamaica and the other is Rhoqua.

Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Cerbel Irskela Oginao

Canada
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


The competitor who won the $3.75 pot won sometime after Holly.

Guillermo was either the person who won the $3.75 pot or the person who won the fifth hand.

Paulette, the person who won the first hand, and the person who won the fourth hand are three different people.

The competitor who won the sixth hand was either the person who won the $12.50 pot or Maria.

Holly won sometime before the person who won the $12.50 pot.

The competitor who won the $6.50 pot won 1 hand after Paulette.

The competitor who won with a flush won 1 hand before Holly.

The competitor who won the $12.50 pot won with a full house.

Irma won 1 hand before the competitor who won the $9.00 pot.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won with a royal flush.

The person who won the $18.25 pot was either Holly or the player who won with two pairs.

The person who won the fifth hand didn't win the $12.50 pot.

Guillermo Holly Irma Maria Nathaniel Paulette

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


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

The one from Barnstable, ME costs 20 cents less than the oyster with the buttery finish.

The Island Creek oyster doesn't have a fruity flavor.

The Ninigreth oyster has a creamy taste.

The Katamaka oyster, the oyster that costs $2.40, and the oyster with the citrusy finish are three different oysters.

The oyster from Barnstable, ME costs somewhat more than the Ninigreth oyster.

Of the oyster that costs $2.00 and the Bluepoint oyster, one has a melon-like taste and the other is from Punaville, RI.

Of the one with the briny finish and the oyster that costs $2.00, one is from Nesketucket, MA and the other is the Thatcher oyster.

The Ninigreth oyster is from Willapa, RI.

The Island Creek oyster is either the one with the melon-like finish or the one from Barnstable, ME.

The oyster that costs $2.40 doesn't have a briny flavor.

The oyster with the fruity finish isn't from Charlestown, CT.

The Thatcher oyster is from Vancouver, BC.

The one with the briny finish costs 20 cents more than the one from Charlestown, CT.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Katamaka
Ninigreth
Summersill
Thatcher

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

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like


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.

Of the solver who got 18 Down wrong and the solver who got 26 Down wrong, one finished second and the other was from Pacific Grove.

The solver who finished fourth was from Eustis.

The contestant who got 2 Down wrong was from Fowler.

Of the person from Temple City and the contestant who got 11 Down wrong, one finished fourth and the other was Virginia.

The contestant who got 4 Across wrong wasn't from Temple City.

The solver who got 4 Across wrong finished 1 place before Leona.

The contestant who finished fifth got the right answer for 18 Down.

The solver from Bertram was either the solver who finished sixth or Leona.

Ian finished sometime after the person from Fowler.

Of Ian and Omar, one finished sixth and the other answered 18 Down incorrectly.

Bertram
Eustis
Fowler
Pacific Grove
Temple City
Westport

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


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

The person who entered her blanket finished 3 places before Sophie.

The entrant who submitted the blue item is either the person who entered her socks or the entrant who finished sixth.

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

Of the entrant who entered her tea cozy and Ernestine, one finished fifth and the other made the green item.

The knitter who submitted the orange item finished 3 places after the knitter who entered her blanket.

Marianne finished 1 place before the entrant who entered her blanket.

The entrant who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place after Priscilla.

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

The entrant who entered her socks finished somewhat before Ollie.

The entrant who submitted the black item didn't knit the mittens.

Alexis Ernestine Marianne Ollie Priscilla Sophie

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
tea cozy


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

The miner who worked in Alaska finished with 6 ounces more gold than the miner working at Fuller Rise.

Gil Gonzalez worked the York River claim.

Of the miner who found 11 ounces of gold and Ben Barron, one worked in Oregon and the other worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

The person who found 23 ounces of gold didn't work in Alaska.

Of the person who worked in Alaska and the prospector who found 11 ounces of gold, one worked the Glacier Grove claim and the other was Jack Jacobs.

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with somewhat more gold than Gil Gonzalez.

Chip Cornell was either the prospector who worked in Oregon or the miner working at Belle Hart.

The miner who worked in Nevada didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

The miner working at Belle Hart finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the miner who worked in California.

Neither the miner who found 23 ounces of gold nor the prospector who worked in Canada was Elroy Ellis.

Jack Jacobs worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Alaska California Canada Colorado Nevada Oregon


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

The person who spent $475 gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who spent $525 doesn't live in Clovis.

The attendee who gave Ally the planter spent  less than Lily Little.

The friend who lives in Eustis is either the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player or the friend who spent $425.

The attendee who spent $425 is either Ned Norris or the person who lives in Decatur City.

Mitch Mayo spent 25 dollars more than the person who gave Ally the laptop.

The person who gave Ally the juicer spent  less than the friend who lives in Clovis.

Of the friend who spent $525 and Pam Powell, one gave Ally the blender and the other lives in Fruitland.

Of Ora Osborne and the attendee who gave Ally the planter, one spent $400 and the other lives in Decatur City.

Pam Powell spent 25 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the juicer.

The person who lives in Sun City gave Ally the laptop.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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 woman who won at Spotswood didn't shoot a 62.

The person who scored a 60 was either Shari Steel or the golfer who won at Amble Glen.

The woman who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 1 year before the person who scored a 60.

Nellie Nolan won her tournament sometime before the golfer who won at Scotch Pines.

The golfer who scored a 63 was either the woman who won at Amble Glen or the woman who won in 1923.

Nellie Nolan was either the woman who won in 1924 or the golfer who won at Pennyfoot.

Of the golfer who won at Scotch Pines and the woman who won in 1924, one shot a 60 and the other was Alison Ames.

The person who won at Scotch Pines was either the woman who won in 1925 or the woman who scored a 61.

The six golfers were Denise Detz, the person who won in 1924, the woman who scored a 66, the person who scored a 59, the person who won in 1922 and the person who won in 1923.

Of the woman who scored a 66 and the woman who won in 1920, one won at Amble Glen and the other was Denise Detz.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines didn't shoot a 59.

Alison Ames
Denise Detz
Maxine Mohn
Nellie Nolan
Robin Rust
Shari Steel

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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.

Tammie's customer has her appointment sometime before the customer that chose vivacious red.

Yvonne's customer, Hope, the client that chose honey blonde, the client that chose jet black and Cristina are all different customers.

Hope has her appointment sometime before the client that chose deep copper.

The customer that chose jet black has her appointment sometime before Rhonda's client.

The client with the 1:00pm appointment isn't being helped by Opal.

The client that chose brown sable has her appointment 1 hour before Nettie's client.

The client that chose warm mocha has her appointment 2 hours after Yvonne's client.

Flora has her appointment 2 hours before Yvonne's customer.

Of Victoria's customer and the client with the 4:00pm appointment, one chose honey blonde and the other is Myra.

The client with the 4:00pm appointment is being worked on by Rhonda.

Nettie Opal Rhonda Tammie Victoria Yvonne

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


Of the person who won in 1925 and the person who won in 1922, one was Carrie Cole and the other won at Willow Grove.

Of the woman who won at Spotswood and the golfer who won in 1922, one was Inez and the other shot a 64.

The person who won in 1924 didn't shoot a 64.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines won her tournament sometime after the person who scored a 61.

The golfer who scored a 62 was either the person who won at Scotch Pines or the golfer who won in 1921.

Neither the golfer who won in 1922 nor Bonita Bitz was the woman who scored a 62.

The person who won in 1920 didn't shoot a 64.

The person who won at Amble Glen didn't shoot a 67.

Denise Detz won her tournament sometime before the person who won at Willow Grove.

Of the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove and Inez, one won in 1922 and the other won in 1925.

Wendy Wells, the person who won in 1922, the woman who scored a 65, the golfer who won at Juniper Hills and the woman who won in 1920 were all different golfers.

The golfer who won at Cowbush Cove didn't shoot a 65.

The person who won in 1925 didn't shoot a 67.

Bonita Bitz
Carrie Cole
Denise Detz
Inez
Robin Rust
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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

The runner who ordered rotini paid 1 dollar less than the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce.

Neither the competitor who chose marinara sauce nor Louis was the competitor who paid $11.99.

The competitor who paid $11.99 didn't choose alfredo sauce.

Neither the competitor who paid $10.99 nor the contestant who paid $8.99 was the runner who chose marinara sauce.

The contestant who ordered rotini paid 1 dollar less than Angie.

The contestant who paid $11.99 didn't order vermicelli.

Neither the competitor who paid $9.99 nor the contestant who ordered capellini was the runner who chose pomodoro sauce.

Herbert was either the contestant who paid $11.99 or the runner who chose bolognese sauce.

Of the competitor who ordered capellini and the runner who paid $10.99, one chose alfredo sauce and the other was Suzanne.

Rosie was either the competitor who paid $8.99 or the runner who ordered capellini.

Of Suzanne and the runner who paid $9.99, one chose mushroom sauce and the other ordered penne.

capellini fusilli penne rotini spaghetti vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro


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 6-3 decision was 2 weeks before Justice Larson's majority opinion.

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

Watts v Yang was 1 week after the 6-3 decision.

The March 24 proceeding wasn't the 7-2 decision.

The March 31 proceeding was either the 4-5 decision or Justice Underwood's majority opinion.

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

The 5-4 decision was 2 weeks before Justice Caldwell's majority opinion.

Of Justice Larson's majority opinion and Ayers v Byrd, one was the 5-4 decision and the other was on March 24.

Justice Olson's majority opinion was either the 7-2 decision or the March 17 proceeding.

The 3-6 decision was either the March 17 case or Carson v Dunn.

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

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Underwood


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

The lemon salmon contains somewhat more calories than the meal with 5 grams of protein.

Of the recipe served on May 12th and the dish with 380 calories, one was the bulgur salad and the other has exactly 5 grams of protein.

The dish with 480 calories, the lemon salmon, and the asian steak are three different recipes.

The meal with 10 grams of protein was either the meal served on May 15th or the dish served on May 11th.

The dish with 12 grams of protein contains 20 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

Of the kale quinoa and the recipe with 380 calories, one was served on May 11th and the other has exactly 8 grams of protein.

The recipe served on May 15th was either the citrus halibut or the recipe with 400 calories.

The chili pork contains 20 more calories than the meal with 5 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 15th contains 20 fewer calories than the kale quinoa.

Of the meal served on May 14th and the meal served on May 12th, one has exactly 9 grams of protein and the other has 460 calories.

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

The dish with 420 calories was either the chili pork or the recipe served on May 13th.

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

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

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


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

The player who started in 1988 wasn't the second striker.

The player on the Silverbacks wasn't the wing back.

Of the player who started in 1985 and the person on the Silverbacks, one was Engmose and the other was the center forward.

Of the person on the Minutemen and the player who started in 1991, one was the goalie and the other was Gardelli.

The sweeper started sometime after Cerisa.

The person on the Timberwolves started sometime after Hatcha.

Neither the person who started in 1982 nor the player who started in 1979 was Banben.

Neither the second striker nor the person who started in 1979 was Fichin.

Engmose started 6 years before the player on the Mustangs.

Hatcha started 3 years after the sweeper.

The person who started in 1988 played for the Courage.

Banben Cerisa Engmose Fichin Gardelli Hatcha

center back
center forward
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Courage Minutemen Mustangs Silverbacks Timberwolves Whitecaps


"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.

Irma's item costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of teak.

The piece made of oak costs 50 dollars more than Bonita's item.

The bench costs 25 dollars less than Bonita's item.

Freda's item costs  less than the end table.

Shelley's item is either the $250 item or the rocking chair.

Of the item made of ash and the $275 item, one is the end table and the other was crafted by Nadine.

The piece made of ash costs  less than the barstool.

Patsy's item costs 100 dollars more than the piece made of mahogany.

Of the piece made of chestnut and the coffee table, one was crafted by Patsy and the other costs $375.

barstool
bench
coffee table
end table
footstool
rocking chair


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

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

The person from France is either the lawyer or the surgeon.

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

The person from Canada is not the musician.

Of Izzy and the traveler from Belgium, one was born on September 17th and the other is the politician.

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

The politician has a birthday 1 month after Neville.

Dale is either the traveler from Mexico or the traveler born on August 15th.

The person born on June 14th is either Gerald or the diplomat.

The person from France has a birthday 2 months after Dale.

diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium Canada France Mexico Norway Sweden


The person who found 26 ounces of gold, Ivan Ingram and Gil Gonzalez were all different miners.

Fred Fletcher worked the York River claim.

Neither the miner working at Fuller Rise nor the prospector who found 26 ounces of gold was the miner who worked in Alaska.

Fred Fletcher was either the person who found 23 ounces of gold or the miner working at Culver Gorge.

The person who worked in Canada finished with 9 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Culver Gorge.

Of Ivan Ingram and the prospector working at Fuller Rise, one found 11 ounces of gold and the other worked in New Mexico.

Elroy Ellis finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the person working at Laurel Ridge.

Dilbert Duke was either the person who worked in New Mexico or the prospector working at Belle Hart.

Gil Gonzalez was either the person working at Culver Gorge or the prospector who worked in Colorado.

Of the person working at Belle Hart and the prospector who worked in Nevada, one found 14 ounces of gold and the other was Ivan Ingram.

Chip Cornell
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram

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

Alaska
Arizona
Canada
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico


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

The person who won the prize in chemistry is either Rita Reeves or the person who won in 1968.

Of the person who won the prize in economics and the winner who won in 1964, one is from Canada and the other is Tara Tate.

The person from Poland, Glenda Glenn, the winner who won in 1972, the person who won the prize in astronomy and Edna Evitz are all different winners.

The person who won the prize in astronomy won her prize 4 years after the winner from Poland.

Of the person who won in 1984 and the person from Mexico, one won the prize in physics and the other is Glenda Glenn.

The person who won the prize in physics is either the person who won in 1984 or the person from Ireland.

Patsy Pope won her prize  after the winner from Russia.

Neither Glenda Glenn nor the winner who won in 1976 is the person who won the prize in physics.

Ada Alvarez won her prize  before the winner who won the prize in bioengineering.

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

The winner who won in 1976 won the prize in bioengineering.

Ada Alvarez
Edna Evitz
Glenda Glenn
Patsy Pope
Rita Reeves
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics medicine physics

Canada
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland
Russia


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

The one in Copenhagen isn't the truss bridge.

Gorem Bridge is  longer than the suspension one.

The bowstring structure is either North Bridge or the 16,000 ft structure.

The bridge in Athens is 3,000 feet shorter than North Bridge.

Vellon Bridge is  longer than the structure in Kiev.

The bridge in Kiev is 3,000 feet longer than the camelback one.

Of Star Bridge and the bridge in Bucharest, one is the bowstring bridge and the other is 14,500 ft.

The one in Tallinn isn't the camelback bridge.

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

bowstring cable-stayed camelback girder suspension truss

Athens Bucharest Copenhagen Kiev Rome Tallinn


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 12% expires on 09/2025.

The Credit Korp card doesn't expire on 09/2025.

Neither the card that expires on 05/2025 nor the Whitly Bank card is the one with an APR of 11%.

The one with an APR of 11% has a limit of $6,500.

The TrustCo card is either the one that expires on 02/2024 or the one with the $2,000 credit limit.

The Southwest Inc card doesn't have the 12% APR.

The one with an APR of 13% is either the one that expires on 11/2025 or the Dell Scargo card.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR 1 percent lower than the card with the $20,000 credit limit.

The card with an APR of 10% has a limit of $4,000.

Of the Mid Atlantic card and the one with the $2,000 credit limit, one has an APR of 11% and the other expires on 08/2025.

Of the one that expires on 02/2024 and the Credit Korp card, one has a limit of $15,000 and the other has an APR of 10%.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

Aaron's design landed somewhat shorter than the plane that was thrown 1st.

Of the green plane and Omar's design, one went 15 feet and the other was thrown 6th.

The plane that was thrown 4th landed 20 feet shorter than Henrietta's design.

The plane that was thrown 2nd landed somewhat shorter than the green airplane.

Of the plane that was thrown 5th and the pink plane, one was Henrietta's and the other went 45 feet.

The plane that was thrown 3rd landed 40 feet shorter than the yellow plane.

The six planes were the pink airplane, the plane that was thrown 2nd, Omar's design, Valerie's design, the plane that went 65 feet and the airplane that went 55 feet.

Ella's design was either the plane that was thrown 1st or the yellow airplane.

Valerie's design was either the pink plane or the blue airplane.

Omar's design landed 10 feet shorter than the silver plane.

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

Aaron Ella Henrietta Omar Roderick Valerie


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

Of the cook from White Bean and Wade, one made the cajun chili and the other scored 63 points.

The cook who made the cajun chili scored 7 more points than the cook from Zenaida's.

The six chefs are the cook who scored 49 points, the chef from Epicurious, the chef from Enzo's, the person who made the smoked pork, the cook who made the pepper steak and Ed.

Of the cook who scored 70 points and the cook who made the cashew tofu, one works at Apple Barn and the other was Sonia.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored somewhat fewer points than Sonia.

The person from Enzo's scored somewhat fewer points than the person who made the jambalaya.

Ed, the chef who scored 70 points, and the cook who made the pepper steak are three different chefs.

Of Hattie and the cook who made the cashew tofu, one scored 49 points and the other works at Epicurious.

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


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.

Rebecca and the team member who ordered the tuna on rye are different people.

The person who ordered the club sandwich owes $1.35 more than the team member who ordered the root beer.

The team member whose order cost $5.35 is either the team member who ordered the diet coke or Irene.

Geoffrey owes  less than the team member who ordered the diet coke.

Rebecca is either the team member whose order cost $5.80 or the salesperson whose order cost $6.25.

Of the team member who ordered the ginger ale and the team member who ordered the cheeseburger, one owes $7.15 and the other is Erica.

The salesperson who ordered the grape soda is either the salesperson who ordered the taco salad or the person who ordered the Italian sub.

Hannah owes 90 cents less than the person who ordered the meatball sub.

The team member who ordered the orange soda owes  less than Geoffrey.

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

Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Peter Rebecca

cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye

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


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

The case found on May 6 was either the cache that held the sunglasses or the cache at 40.5912 N.

The box at 40.3109 N was found sometime after the box that held the sunglasses.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found sometime after the cache that held the decoder ring.

The box at 40.6656 N was either the case that held the brass key or the cache that held the chewing gum.

The box at 40.8991 N, the cache found on May 9, and the case found on May 3 are three different boxes.

Of the case that held the sunglasses and the box at 40.5912 N, one was at 88.1863 W and the other was found on May 12.

Of the box at 88.0431 W and the cache that held the brass key, one was found on May 9 and the other was at 41.0237 N.

Of the case found on May 15 and the cache that held the chewing gum, one was at 40.8991 N and the other was at 88.1928 W.

The box that held the marbles wasn't at 88.2694 W.

The cache at 88.1928 W was found sometime after the cache at 41.0072 N.

The box at 88.2694 W was found sometime after the case that held the chewing gum.

brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


Whitney's client has her appointment 1 hour after Myra.

The customer with the 4:00pm appointment didn't choose deep copper.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment chose vivacious red.

Of the client with the 2:00pm appointment and the customer that chose vivacious red, one is being worked on by Rhonda and the other is Iris.

The client with the 2:00pm appointment isn't being helped by Opal.

Of the customer that chose jet black and the customer with the 3:00pm appointment, one is Myra and the other is Flora.

The client that chose brown sable isn't being helped by Nettie.

Of Dolores and Whitney's client, one chose deep copper and the other chose warm mocha.

Nettie's customer has her appointment sometime after the client that chose midnight blue.

The client with the 3:00pm appointment didn't choose midnight blue.

Susie's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Kelly.

Kelly is either the customer with the 11:00am appointment or the customer that chose jet black.

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment is either the customer that chose jet black or Iris.

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


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 Tevatron LHC will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Kirk.

The Egert Facility is either the Madrid facility or the Dublin accelerator.

Neither the Helsinki facility nor the Madrid accelerator is the project headed by Dr. Weber.

The Helsinki accelerator will go online 3 years after the project headed by Dr. Kirk.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 is either the Falston LCS or the ISON-X42.

The ISON-X42 will go online 3 years after the Reykjavik accelerator.

The project headed by Dr. Huff will go online sometime after the Madrid accelerator.

The project headed by Dr. Baldwin will go online sometime after the Zynga Complex.

Of the Dublin facility and the project headed by Dr. Weber, one is the Tevatron LHC and the other will go online in 2018.

Of the Berlin facility and the project headed by Dr. Dorsey, one is the Zynga Complex and the other will go online in 2017.

Neither the Egert Facility nor the Tevatron LHC is the Warsaw accelerator.

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

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Farley
Dr. Huff
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Weber

Berlin Dublin Helsinki Madrid Reykjavik Warsaw


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 energy stock was 2 dollars per share less expensive than HBW.

The stock Bill bought was either HBW or the stock that sold for $30 per share.

Of PSTO and the financial stock, one was bought by Bill and the other sold for $29 per share.

GXTV was  per share more expensive than the stock Heathcliff bought.

The utilities stock wasn't purchased by Delilah.

The health care stock wasn't purchased by Ida Mae.

QMZ was  per share more expensive than the technology stock.

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

Bill
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
technology
telecom
utilities


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

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot won with a straight.

The person who won the second hand didn't win the $3.75 pot.

Veronica won sometime after the competitor who won the $3.75 pot.

The competitor who won the $18.25 pot won 1 hand before the player who won with one pair.

Of the player who won with a royal flush and the person who won the third hand, one was Courtney and the other was Irma.

Of the player who won the $9.00 pot and the person who won the fifth hand, one was Derek and the other won with a straight flush.

Of the competitor who won the $3.75 pot and the competitor who won the $5.25 pot, one won the fourth hand and the other was Courtney.

The player who won with two pairs was either the player who won the $6.50 pot or the competitor who won the sixth hand.

Kelley won sometime after the competitor who won with one pair.

The player who won the third hand won with a flush.

Courtney Derek Ernestine Irma Kelley Veronica

one pair
two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

The client that chose honey blonde has her appointment sometime before Pam's client.

Kelly has her appointment 2 hours before the customer that chose vivacious red.

The client with the 3:00pm appointment is being worked on by Whitney.

Of the client with the 12:00pm appointment and the customer that chose jet black, one is being worked on by Yvonne and the other is being worked on by Pam.

The client that chose warm mocha has her appointment 1 hour before Alison.

Yvonne's client is either the client with the 1:00pm appointment or Alison.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment is either the client that chose jet black or Tammie's customer.

Georgia is either Yvonne's client or Whitney's client.

Cristina doesn't have the 4:00pm appointment.

Susie's client has her appointment 2 hours after Alison.

Pam's client has her appointment sometime before Cristina.

Lynette is either Tammie's customer or the client that chose brown sable.

The client with the 2:00pm appointment is either Tammie's customer or the client that chose brown sable.

Alison Cristina Georgia Hope Kelly Lynette

Pam Susie Tammie Victoria Whitney Yvonne

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


Roderick's design was either the plane that was thrown 1st or the black plane.

The plane that was thrown 3rd landed somewhat shorter than the white airplane.

The plane that was thrown 3rd was either the plane that went 55 feet or the silver airplane.

Of the white plane and Ella's design, one went 25 feet and the other was thrown 7th.

Of the blue airplane and the plane that was thrown 1st, one was Valerie's and the other went 35 feet.

The plane that was thrown 2nd wasn't pink.

Of the airplane that went 45 feet and the plane that was thrown 4th, one was Margo's and the other was black.

Henrietta's design went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 3rd.

Margo's design was either the plane that was thrown 3rd or the plane that went 65 feet.

The plane that was thrown 6th went 40 feet farther than the black plane.

Roderick's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 15 feet.

The plane that was thrown 2nd went somewhat farther than the black airplane.

Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie


The card with an APR of 11% doesn't expire on 08/2025.

The one that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 3 percent lower than the one with the $10,000 credit limit.

The one that expires on 11/2025 doesn't have a limit of $10,000.

Of the card with the $7,500 credit limit and the card with the $3,500 credit limit, one is from Mid Atlantic and the other has an APR of 13%.

The one with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the Dell Scargo card.

Of the Whitly Bank card and the card that expires on 05/2025, one has an APR of 9% and the other has a limit of $15,000.

The card that expires on 08/2025 is either the Whitly Bank card or the one with an APR of 10%.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR of 12%.

The card with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR 2 percent lower than the card that expires on 04/2024.

The one that expires on 09/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the Mid Atlantic card.

The one with an APR of 10% doesn't have a limit of $6,500.

The one with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the TrustCo card.


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

The prospector working at Culver Gorge finished with 12 ounces more gold than the person who worked in California.

Ben Barron finished with somewhat more gold than the person who worked in Oregon.

Neither the miner who found 17 ounces of gold nor the miner who found 11 ounces of gold was the miner who worked in Oregon.

Of Ben Barron and the person working at Fuller Rise, one worked in California and the other worked in Nevada.

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

Harry Howell finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector who worked in Colorado.

Of Jack Jacobs and the prospector working at Tyrol Creek, one found 17 ounces of gold and the other worked in Colorado.

The person who found 17 ounces of gold, the miner who worked in New Mexico, Elroy Ellis and the miner working at Glacier Grove were all different miners.

Ivan Ingram didn't work at the York River claim.

Elroy Ellis didn't find 23 ounces of gold.

Chip Cornell didn't work at the York River claim.

The person working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the person who worked in Nevada.

The miner working at Glacier Grove finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than the miner who worked in New Mexico.

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

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

Arizona
California
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


The politician has a birthday sometime after Bill.

The person from Canada is not the musician.

The politician has a birthday 3 months before Michael.

The surgeon has a birthday 2 months after the traveler from South Africa.

Jeffrey is either the architect or the surgeon.

Of the traveler from Mexico and the lawyer, one was born on May 18th and the other is Bill.

The person born on August 15th is not the musician.

Of the engineer and the person from Austria, one was born on August 15th and the other is Neville.

Of the traveler born on July 16th and the traveler from Mexico, one is Jeffrey and the other is the engineer.

Lamar is either the traveler from Canada or the politician.

Adrian Bill Jeffrey Lamar Michael Neville

architect engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Canada
France
Mexico
Norway
South Africa


The one that expires on 11/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the Southwest Inc card.

Of the one with the $20,000 credit limit and the card that expires on 11/2025, one has an APR of 12% and the other is from Hoardstrum.

The one with an APR of 11% has a limit of $4,000.

The TrustCo card doesn't have the 13% APR.

The card that expires on 09/2025 has an APR somewhat higher than the Hoardstrum card.

The card that expires on 05/2025 doesn't have a limit of $12,500.

The Credit Korp card is either the one with the $8,500 credit limit or the one with the $6,500 credit limit.

The Southwest Inc card doesn't expire on 08/2025.

The card that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $10,000 credit limit.

The six cards are the Hoardstrum card, the card with the $12,500 credit limit, the one that expires on 08/2025, the card that expires on 12/2025, the one with the $10,000 credit limit and the one with the $8,500 credit limit.

The Whitly Bank card has a limit of $20,000.

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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.

Dan Delgado's report was submitted 2 days before the sighting from Russell.

Dan Delgado's sighting wasn't from Upper Lake.

Iva Ingram's sighting was either the August 6 sighting or the August 7 sighting.

Of the report of the cone-shaped UFO and the report from Ames, one was received on August 9 and the other was reported by Abe Alvarez.

Iva Ingram's sighting and the sighting from Visalia were different sightings.

The sighting from Visalia was either the August 7 report or the sighting of the cigar-shaped UFO.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO was either the report from Upper Lake or the sighting from Fontana.

The report of the oval-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before Cindy Chan's sighting.

Cindy Chan's sighting was submitted sometime before the report of the cigar-shaped UFO.

The report from Beaconsfield was submitted 3 days after the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO.

Dan Delgado's report didn't involve the diamond-shaped UFO.

The August 5 report was either the report of the cigar-shaped UFO or Edith Estes's sighting.

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Iva Ingram

Ames
Beaconsfield
Fontana
Russell
Upper Lake
Visalia


The architect has a birthday 2 months before the person from Belgium.

The traveler born on April 13th is not from France.

Lamar is either the person from Sweden or the traveler born on June 14th.

Neville has a birthday 1 month after the musician.

The architect has a birthday 4 months before the traveler from Sweden.

Izzy has a birthday 1 month after the diplomat.

The person from Canada is either the politician or Bill.

The person from Germany has a birthday sometime after Neville.

Of the person from France and the person from Norway, one is Bill and the other is the architect.

The person from Canada has a birthday 3 months after Neville.

The person from Germany is not the engineer.

architect diplomat engineer musician politician surgeon

Belgium Canada France Germany Norway Sweden


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

The red piece was either the balloon Sidney bought or the cat.

The animal William bought cost 2 dollars more than the red balloon.

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

The bear was either the piece Ian bought or the animal Sidney bought.

Of the $7.00 balloon and the piece William bought, one was the turtle and the other was orange.

The animal Emma bought was either the yellow animal or the orange piece.

The $7.00 balloon, the fish, and the balloon William bought are three different items.

The piece Sidney bought cost 2 dollars less than the yellow animal.

Of the $5.00 animal and the turtle, one was purchased by Emma and the other was brown.

The white balloon, the $4.00 animal, the fish, the bear and the balloon William bought were all different items.