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

The podcast that began in 2010 has 2 million more downloads than the literature show.

Of the show that began in 2009 and the show with 2 million downloads, one is about music and the other is Al Acosta's.

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

The show with 4 million downloads isn't about gaming.

Geneva Gold's podcast has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2010.

Al Acosta's podcast isn't about literature.

The literature show has 3 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2012.

The podcast that began in 2009 is either Dixie Dean's show or Geneva Gold's show.

Of the show with 2 million downloads and the sports show, one started in 2013 and the other is Al Acosta's.

The gaming podcast has  more downloads than Dixie Dean's show.

Cora Capon's podcast has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

Bobby Bora's show is either the show that began in 2009 or the sports podcast.

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

film gaming investing literature music sports


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

Of the piece made of rosewood and the $300 item, one is the barstool and the other was crafted by Freda.

The item made of chestnut is either Latasha's item or Yvette's piece.

Patsy's item costs  less than the rocking chair.

Patsy's item is either the barstool or the piece made of ash.

The piece made of poplar is either the $325 item or the $275 item.

Of the piece made of chestnut and the $275 piece, one is the hutch and the other was crafted by Ellen.

The piece made of chestnut costs  more than the barstool.

Freda's piece is either the piece made of chestnut or the rocking chair.

The $325 item is either Gwen's piece or the piece made of teak.

ash chestnut mahogany poplar rosewood teak

barstool
bench
bookshelf
end table
hutch
rocking chair


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 10% is either the card with the $5,000 credit limit or the Southwest Inc card.

The Credit Korp card doesn't have a limit of $8,500.

The Dell Scargo card expires on 09/2025.

The Mid Atlantic card has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $12,500 credit limit.

The one with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 08/2025.

The card that expires on 09/2025 has an APR somewhat higher than the card with the $8,500 credit limit.

The one that expires on 04/2024 has an APR 2 percent higher than the Dell Scargo card.

The Hoardstrum card has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $12,500 credit limit.

Neither the card that expires on 06/2025 nor the Mid Atlantic card is the one with the $20,000 credit limit.

The card with an APR of 13% expires on 02/2024.

Of the card with the $7,500 credit limit and the one with an APR of 9%, one is from Credit Korp and the other is from TrustCo.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


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 technology stock was 3 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Bill bought.

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

The health care stock was bought by Ida Mae.

The technology stock was bought by Heathcliff.

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

Of the stock that sold for $27 per share and the financial stock, one was bought by Bill and the other was JMO.

The stock Abigail bought was either the stock that sold for $25 per share or the stock that sold for $30 per share.

The stock that sold for $25 per share wasn't purchased by Geraldo.

ABTR was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Bill bought.

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

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

Abigail
Bill
Francine
Geraldo
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom


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.

The dish that cooks at 400 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the dish that serves 5 people.

The baked ham bakes 20 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

Of the dish that cooks at 350 degrees and the recipe that serves 5 people, one is the chicken cutlet and the other bakes for 45 minutes.

The dish that serves 2 people doesn't cook at 410 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 400 degrees is either the dish that bakes for 45 minutes or the bean casserole.

Neither the dish that bakes for 40 minutes nor the meatloaf is the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 325 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the meatloaf.

Of the roast potatoes recipe and the dish that cooks at 425 degrees, one serves 7 people and the other bakes for 25 minutes.

Of the dish that serves 9 people and the dish that cooks at 410 degrees, one is the bean casserole and the other bakes for 50 minutes.

The dish that serves 8 people requires 20 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 350 degrees.

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

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
chicken cutlet
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

2 people
3 people
5 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


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 115 ft tall fall is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1983 or Inawatai.

Inawatai, the fall Derrick photographed in 1985, the 115 ft tall waterfall and the waterfall Derrick shot in 1999 are all different waterfalls.

Sihat is either the fall in Canada or the 125 ft tall waterfall.

Sihat is 20 ft higher than the waterfall in Jamaica.

The fall located in Switzerland is 5 ft higher than the fall Derrick photographed in 1999.

The 110 ft tall fall is either the waterfall in New Zealand or Oginao.

Oginao is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 2002.

Of the waterfall in Nigeria and Irskela, one is 115 ft high and the other is 125 ft high.

Of the fall in Nigeria and the fall Derrick shot in 1999, one is Oginao and the other has a height of 115 ft.

Of Inawatai and the fall in Switzerland, one was photographed in 1993 and the other is 105 ft high.

Sihat Rhoqua Nyalt Irskela Inawatai Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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 liverwurst costs  less than the order with havarti cheese.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese costs 3 dollars less than Emily's sandwich.

Tony's sandwich doesn't include havarti cheese.

The sandwich with bologna is either the sandwich with cheddar cheese or the order with colby jack cheese.

The sandwich with salami costs  more than Verna's sandwich.

Of the $3.75 sandwich and Yolanda's sandwich, one includes cheddar cheese and the other includes roast beef.

The $3.75 sandwich includes colby jack cheese.

Of Yolanda's sandwich and the sandwich with gouda cheese, one costs $2.75 and the other includes salami.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese costs 1 dollar less than Peter's sandwich.

The order with prosciutto doesn't include havarti cheese.

The $4.75 order doesn't include swiss cheese.

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

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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

The contestant who finished in seventh place, the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class, and the student whose final word was "facetiously" are three different people.

The child who finished in second place, Ronald, and the student whose final word was "facetiously" are three different people.

The six people are the student whose final word was "duplicity", the student from Mrs. Manzella's class, the student from Mrs. Witte's class, the student who finished in sixth place, the child who finished in fourth place and Ronald.

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

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

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

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

The student whose final word was "bulwark", the student from Mrs. Witte's class, and Ronald are three different people.

Winifred has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.

The child from Mrs. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Andres.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously

Almerini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer


The recipe that serves 5 people is either the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees or the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

The dish that serves 3 people bakes 20 minutes longer than the meatloaf.

The dish that serves 9 people is either the dish that cooks at 325 degrees or the chicken cutlet.

The recipe that bakes for 25 minutes is either the dish that cooks at 400 degrees or the dish that serves 9 people.

The recipe that cooks at 385 degrees is either the baked ham or the recipe that bakes for 40 minutes.

Of the dish that serves 4 people and the dish that serves 9 people, one is the baked ham and the other cooks at 425 degrees.

The chicken cutlet doesn't cook at 340 degrees.

The dish that serves 9 people bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

Of the candied yams recipe and the dish that serves 6 people, one bakes for 40 minutes and the other cooks at 425 degrees.

The six dishes are the roast potatoes recipe, the dish that bakes for 40 minutes, the recipe that serves 7 people, the dish that bakes for 45 minutes, the dish that serves 9 people and the dish that bakes for 35 minutes.

325 degrees
340 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

3 people
4 people
5 people
6 people
7 people
9 people


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

The center back was either the person who started in 1976 or the person who started in 1991.

The player on the Timberwolves was the sweeper.

Fichin started 6 years after the person on the Courage.

Kawa started 3 years before the player on the Spartans.

The person on the Timberwolves started 9 years after the center forward.

The center back started sometime after the person on the Silverbacks.

The player who started in 1976 wasn't the second striker.

The player on the Silverbacks was the wing back.

Of the person who started in 1982 and the player on the Minutemen, one was the center forward and the other was Fichin.

Awad started 3 years before the center forward.

The person on the Spartans started 3 years before Gardelli.

Awad Cerisa Fichin Gardelli Kawa Rothvum

center back
center forward
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Courage Minutemen Silverbacks Spartans Timberwolves Whitecaps


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.

Iva Ingram's sighting didn't involve the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO was either the report from Yarmouth or the August 4 report.

The six sightings were the report of the egg-shaped UFO, the sighting from Dows, the August 9 sighting, Flora Flynn's report, the August 4 sighting and Iva Ingram's report.

The report from Houghton was submitted sometime before the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the oval-shaped UFO was either the August 6 sighting or Cindy Chan's sighting.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted 1 day after the report from Springfield.

Of Iva Ingram's report and Cindy Chan's sighting, one was from Embden and the other involved the egg-shaped UFO.

The August 9 sighting wasn't from Yarmouth.

Edith Estes's sighting wasn't received on August 9.

The sighting of the egg-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before Edith Estes's report.

Dan Delgado's report was submitted 3 days before the report of the cone-shaped UFO.

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

Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Iva Ingram

Dows
Embden
Houghton
Springfield
Upper Lake
Yarmouth


The report of the oval-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day after Benny Baron's report.

Flora Flynn's report was either the August 7 report or the August 4 report.

Of the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO and the August 7 report, one was reported by Iva Ingram and the other was reported by Benny Baron.

Benny Baron's report was submitted 3 days before the report from Yarmouth.

Hal Harrison's report wasn't from Russell.

The sighting from Tarzana was submitted 1 day before the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO.

The report of the cigar-shaped UFO wasn't from Yarmouth.

The report of the cigar-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after the report from Beaconsfield.

The report from Beaconsfield was submitted 2 days before Benny Baron's sighting.

Of the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO and the sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO, one was received on August 6 and the other was from Russell.

The August 9 sighting was either Dan Delgado's report or the report from Russell.

Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Beaconsfield
Dows
Russell
Tarzana
Walnut Creek
Yarmouth

cigar cone diamond oval teardrop triangle


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.

"Tiny Tomes" has 200 more books than the bookmobile Becky drives.

"Books-4-U" doesn't have exactly 300 books.

Of the ambulance and "Words To Go", one has 350 books and the other is driven by Ira.

The six vehicles are "Dream Machine", the bookmobile Ira drives, the Airstream, the vehicle with 250 books, the bookmobile Wesley drives and the mobile library with 500 books.

Of "Tiny Tomes" and the vehicle Myra drives, one is the Mack truck and the other has 350 books.

The Winnebago has 200 more books than "Ready Reader".

"Words To Go" has 200 more books than the ice cream truck.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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

The player who won the fourth hand was either the player who won with a full house or the person who won the $5.25 pot.

Of the player who won the $9.00 pot and the competitor who won with a full house, one was Byron and the other won the first hand.

Byron won 1 hand after the person who won the $23.25 pot.

Of the person who won the $23.25 pot and the person who won the fifth hand, one was Frances and the other won with a full house.

Ramon won 1 hand before the player who won the $9.00 pot.

The person who won the $12.50 pot, the competitor who won with a straight flush, and the person who won the sixth hand are three different people.

The player who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after Ramon.

The competitor who won with a flush, the player who won the $5.25 pot, and the competitor who won the $18.25 pot are three different people.

The competitor who won the $5.25 pot, the person who won with a straight flush, and the person who won the third hand are three different people.

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair was either Ora or the student who got the D.

The presenter who got the B- didn't talk about P.M. Chamberlain.

Neither the student who got the D nor the student who spoke for 16 minutes was the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair spoke 2 minutes less than the student who got the C+.

The presenter who spoke for 10 minutes didn't get the C+.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair.

Neither the presenter who got the C+ nor the presenter who got the A was Blake.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the A-.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone, one got the A and the other was Ginger.

The presenter who spoke for 12 minutes got the B+.

The student who spoke for 16 minutes was either the student who got the A or Milton.

Of Ginger and the student who spoke for 12 minutes, one talked about P.M. Peel and the other talked about P.M. Pitt.

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

Atlee Blair Chamberlain Gladstone Peel Pitt


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

The gray whale is 4 feet longer than Herbert.

The right whale was donated to the aquarium in 2012.

Of the exhibit donated in 2015 and the narwhal, one is Curtis and the other is 29 ft long.

The beluga whale is either the exhibit donated in 2007 or Evan.

The 29 ft long specimen, Herbert, and Evan are three different whales.

The 25 ft long whale was donated to the aquarium in 1996.

Brent is 2 feet shorter than the narwhal.

Of the 27 ft long specimen and Evan, one is the fin whale and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2012.

The specimen donated in 1999 is somewhat shorter than Evan.

The specimen donated in 1999 is 4 feet shorter than the right whale.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


Of the rocking chair and Antoinette's item, one costs $325 and the other was made of rosewood.

Antoinette's item costs  more than the barstool.

The item made of teak costs 25 dollars less than Tabitha's item.

The bookshelf costs 25 dollars more than Tabitha's piece.

Of the $350 item and the $300 piece, one is the end table and the other was made of oak.

The item made of oak is either Latasha's item or the footstool.

Of Rosemary's piece and the $375 piece, one was made of walnut and the other was made of rosewood.

The rocking chair costs  less than the item made of sandalwood.

The end table costs 25 dollars less than the item made of mahogany.

Antoinette Ellen Latasha Rosemary Shelley Tabitha

mahogany oak rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
end table
footstool
rocking chair


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

The animal Eva works with is 6 years younger than Ofallo.

The orangutan that was found in Melak isn't cared for by Aldo.

The 4-year-old is either the orangutan Eva works with or the animal that was found in Ambalat.

The animal Aldo works with is either the 19-year-old or Quirrel.

Of the orangutan Dolly works with and the 10-year-old, one is Nikatrice and the other came from Basahan.

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

The animal that was found in Ambalat isn't cared for by Aldo.

Rajesh is 3 years younger than the ape that was found in Sebulu.

Quirrel is  younger than the orangutan Dolly works with.

Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Ambalat
Basahan
Melak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


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

The person from Germany won her prize  before the person who won the prize in medicine.

Of the winner who won in 1984 and the person who won the prize in bioengineering, one is Ada Alvarez and the other is from Poland.

The winner who won in 1968 didn't win the prize in economics.

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

The winner who won in 1976 is from Poland.

Of the winner from Ireland and Patsy Pope, one won in 1964 and the other won the prize in medicine.

The six winners are the person who won in 1964, Sue Simpson, Tara Tate, the person from Canada, the winner who won the prize in bioengineering and the person who won the prize in literature.

Neither the winner from Canada nor the winner who won the prize in bioengineering is the winner who won in 1968.

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

Ada Alvarez
Hannah Hay
Ida Ingram
Patsy Pope
Sue Simpson
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine

Canada
Germany
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland


The 27 ft long exhibit, Adam, and Curtis are three different whales.

The bowhead whale wasn't donated in 2007.

Brent is 4 feet shorter than the exhibit donated in 2004.

The exhibit donated in 2010 is 6 feet longer than the sei whale.

The exhibit donated in 1996 isn't Curtis.

The right whale is either the 25 ft long exhibit or the exhibit donated in 2004.

Of the beluga whale and the gray whale, one was donated to the aquarium in 1996 and the other is Brent.

The six whales are the specimen donated in 2004, Adam, Curtis, the 25 ft long whale, the 31 ft long specimen and Evan.

Curtis is somewhat longer than the specimen donated in 1999.

Of the narwhal and the 23 ft long whale, one was donated to the aquarium in 2010 and the other is Curtis.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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 oyster with the nutty finish is either the oyster that costs $2.00 or the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

The one that costs $2.10 isn't from Willapa, RI.

Of the oyster with the fruity finish and the oyster from Nesketucket, MA, one costs $2.10 and the other is the Fanneuil oyster.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC costs 10 cents more than the Ninigreth oyster.

The Bluepoint oyster isn't from Punaville, RI.

The one with the melon-like finish isn't from Charlestown, CT.

The one that costs $2.50 is either the Ninigreth oyster or the Summersill oyster.

The oyster with the buttery finish costs somewhat more than the one from Charlestown, CT.

The one with the buttery finish isn't from Punaville, RI.

Of the Ninigreth oyster and the oyster from Charlestown, CT, one costs $2.30 and the other has a fruity taste.

The Ninigreth oyster is either the one from Barnstable, ME or the one from Willapa, RI.

The Welcher oyster costs 30 cents more than the one with the citrusy finish.

Bluepoint Fanneuil Ninigreth Pomaquin Summersill Welcher

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

buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


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 chef who made the jambalaya, the chef who scored 42 points, and the cook who scored 70 points are three different chefs.

Rosalie scored somewhat more points than the chef from Demitasse.

The chef who scored 63 points is either the chef from Apple Barn or Peggy.

The person from Zenaida's is either the person who made the smoked pork or Bertha.

The cook who scored 77 points, the chef who made the jambalaya, Rosalie and Nelson are all different chefs.

The cook from Oceanside made the lemon snapper.

The person who made the smoked pork scored 7 fewer points than the cook from Oceanside.

The chef who made the pepper steak is either the cook who scored 63 points or the person who scored 77 points.

Of Yolanda and the cook who made the lemon snapper, one scored 63 points and the other works at Enzo's.

The chef from Enzo's scored somewhat more points than Bertha.

Anita Bertha Nelson Peggy Rosalie Yolanda

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

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


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.

Ned Norris is either the attendee who spent $500 or the attendee who lives in Eustis.

The person who spent $500 lives in Decatur City.

Ora Osborne didn't give Ally the laptop.

The attendee who lives in Decatur City is either the person who spent $425 or the attendee who gave Ally the toaster.

Of Pam Powell and the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player, one lives in Fruitland and the other lives in Clovis.

The person who lives in Fruitland, Kit Kelley, and Jack Jordan are three different people.

Of Mitch Mayo and Jack Jordan, one gave Ally the blu-ray player and the other spent $525.

Pam Powell is either the attendee who lives in Sun City or the person who gave Ally the planter.

The person who lives in Sun City spent 50 dollars less than the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The friend who gave Ally the juicer spent  more than the attendee who lives in Clovis.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
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


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

Betty Bush is worth somewhat more than the person who works in the biotech industry.

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

Of Al Acosta and the tycoon worth $27 billion, one works in the software industry and the other is from Ireland.

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

The tycoon from France is either Al Acosta or Mike Mckay.

The mogul from Ireland is worth somewhat more than Rachel Reid.

Nadine Newton isn't worth exactly $30 billion.

The tycoon worth $29 billion doesn't work in the pharmaceutical industry.

The person worth $30 billion isn't from Mexico.

Rachel Reid is worth 3 billion less than the magnate from France.

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

Of Betty Bush and the magnate worth $27 billion, one works in the biotech industry and the other is from Argentina.

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

Al Acosta
Betty Bush
Mike Mckay
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid
Tim Townsend

Argentina Canada Ireland France Germany Mexico

aerospace biotech medical retail pharmaceutical software


Gus is 4 feet shorter than the specimen donated in 1996.

The 23 ft long whale is either the narwhal or the specimen donated in 1999.

Dennis, the exhibit donated in 2008, the right whale, the 29 ft long specimen and the fin whale are all different whales.

The 25 ft long exhibit, the right whale, and the specimen donated in 2007 are three different whales.

The specimen donated in 1996 is 4 feet shorter than Felipe.

The fin whale is 6 feet longer than Herbert.

Brent is either the 31 ft long exhibit or the exhibit donated in 2008.

The sei whale is somewhat shorter than Evan.

Of the 29 ft long exhibit and Gus, one is the narwhal and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2008.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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 Arizona finished with somewhat more gold than Harry Howell.

Ivan Ingram finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector working at Glacier Grove.

The person who worked in Arizona was either Chip Cornell or the person working at Culver Gorge.

The person working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Harry Howell.

The prospector who found 17 ounces of gold didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

Of the prospector who found 14 ounces of gold and the person who found 11 ounces of gold, one worked the Laurel Ridge claim and the other worked in Nevada.

The prospector who worked in Canada finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector working at York River.

The person working at Culver Gorge finished with somewhat more gold than Chip Cornell.

The person who worked in Arizona didn't work at the York River claim.

The six miners were the person who found 14 ounces of gold, the prospector working at Laurel Ridge, Gil Gonzalez, the miner who worked in California, the miner working at York River and Adam Alford.

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with somewhat more gold than Elroy Ellis.

Elroy Ellis was either the prospector who worked in Arizona or the person who worked in Colorado.

Adam Alford
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

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

Arizona California Canada Colorado Nevada Oregon


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

The knitter who submitted the silver item finished somewhat after Kimberly.

The entrant who entered her sweater finished somewhat after Sophie.

The knitter who finished sixth, Sophie, the entrant who entered her scarf and the entrant who submitted the purple item are all different people.

The entrant who submitted the silver item made the mittens.

Of the knitter who submitted the silver item and Winifred, one made the sweater and the other finished second.

The person who submitted the green item finished 3 places before the knitter who entered her socks.

The knitter who finished sixth didn't knit the tea cozy.

Jeanette finished 3 places after the knitter who submitted the green item.

Holly finished somewhat after the person who entered her socks.

The knitter who entered her socks, Francis, and the knitter who submitted the purple item are three different people.

Holly is either the entrant who submitted the white item or the person who finished third.

Francis Holly Jeanette Kimberly Sophie Winifred

hat
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy


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.

The mac and cheese doesn't bake for 50 minutes.

The recipe that serves 7 people bakes 20 minutes longer than the candied yams recipe.

The dish that serves 6 people bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees.

The chicken cutlet doesn't serve exactly 4 people.

Neither the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes nor the meatloaf is the recipe that serves 4 people.

Of the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees and the dish that bakes for 30 minutes, one is the meatloaf and the other serves 9 people.

The dish that serves 4 people doesn't cook at 350 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 410 degrees requires 15 minutes less baking time than the mac and cheese.

Neither the recipe that serves 5 people nor the dish that serves 6 people is the chicken cutlet.

The chicken cutlet doesn't bake for 30 minutes.

The bean casserole is either the dish that serves 7 people or the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes.

Of the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes and the dish that serves 8 people, one is the bean casserole and the other cooks at 410 degrees.

The dish that serves 5 people requires 5 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 375 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 40 minutes doesn't serve exactly 6 people.

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

325 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

4 people
5 people
6 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


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

The plane that was thrown 3rd went 20 feet farther than the pink plane.

Of Omar's design and the black airplane, one went 25 feet and the other was thrown 2nd.

Omar's design landed 40 feet shorter than the black plane.

Valerie's design was either the yellow airplane or the plane that was thrown 7th.

The plane that was thrown 5th was either the green plane or the pink plane.

The white airplane went 20 feet farther than Aaron's design.

Roderick's design was either the black plane or the blue plane.

The yellow plane went 30 feet farther than Aaron's design.

The airplane that went 25 feet wasn't thrown 5th.

The green airplane landed 40 feet shorter than Ella's design.

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


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

Patsy's item is either the end table or the barstool.

The bench costs  more than the piece made of teak.

Kendra's item is either the barstool or the rocking chair.

The item made of walnut costs 25 dollars more than Rosemary's piece.

The item made of oak costs  more than the coffee table.

The barstool costs  more than Rosemary's piece.

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

The coffee table costs 50 dollars less than Hope's item.

Rosemary's item is either the barstool or the item made of oak.

The bookshelf is either the item made of mahogany or the $275 item.

Antoinette Hope Kendra Patsy Rosemary Yvette

chestnut mahogany oak poplar teak walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
rocking chair


The 31 ft long whale is either the right whale or the exhibit donated in 1994.

The specimen donated in 2012 isn't Brent.

Felipe is somewhat longer than the sei whale.

The specimen donated in 1996 is either Adam or the right whale.

Dennis is 2 feet shorter than the gray whale.

The 25 ft long whale, Dennis, and Evan are three different whales.

The whale donated in 2015, Adam, and the fin whale are three different whales.

The whale donated in 2012 is 2 feet longer than the gray whale.

Of the specimen donated in 2012 and Dennis, one is the right whale and the other is 21 ft long.

The 23 ft long specimen, Dennis, the right whale, Herbert and the specimen donated in 1994 are all different whales.

Herbert is either the gray whale or the bowhead whale.

Of Adam and Dennis, one is 27 ft long and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2007.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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 person who started in 1982 played for the Bulldogs.

Of the person who started in 1985 and the full back, one was Cerisa and the other played for the Spartans.

Daregh started 6 years after the wing back.

Of the player on the Stingrays and Engmose, one was the center forward and the other began playing in 1988.

Neither the wing back nor the full back was the person who started in 1988.

Awad was either the player on the Minutemen or the full back.

The person on the Hawks started 6 years before Gardelli.

The player who started in 1991 was the sweeper.

The center back started 3 years before Engmose.

The player on the Hawks started sometime before the full back.

Awad Banben Cerisa Daregh Engmose Gardelli

center back
center forward
full back
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Bulldogs Hawks Minutemen Predators Spartans Stingrays


The mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry is worth somewhat less than Nadine Newton.

The mogul worth $30 billion is from Ireland.

The mogul who works in the biotech industry is either the mogul from England or Joseph Jakes.

Nadine Newton isn't worth exactly $29 billion.

Of the tycoon worth $26 billion and Mike Mckay, one works in the software industry and the other is from Ireland.

Joseph Jakes is worth 2 billion less than the magnate who works in the medical industry.

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

The magnate from Mexico is worth somewhat less than Joseph Jakes.

Of the tycoon who works in the software industry and Hal Hickman, one is from Argentina and the other is from Canada.

The magnate who works in the aerospace industry is either the tycoon worth $25 billion or the magnate from Ireland.

Al Acosta is worth 2 billion more than the tycoon from Argentina.

Hal Hickman is worth somewhat more than the person from Argentina.

Al Acosta
Faith Flynn
Hal Hickman
Joseph Jakes
Mike Mckay
Nadine Newton

Argentina Canada Ireland England Germany Mexico

aerospace biotech finance medical pharmaceutical software


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

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

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

Of the culture located near New Liberty and the Xidat culture, one had a population size of 7,500 and the other was founded in 350 AD.

Neither the society founded in 600 AD nor the culture located near Arnolds Park was the culture with 7,500 people.

The Danseri culture was either the culture with 4,500 people or the society founded in 1100 AD.

The culture located near Arnolds Park was founded 250 years before the Nysrani culture.

The Sameos culture wasn't based near Easton.

The Garight culture, the culture with 5,000 people, the culture founded in 850 AD and the culture with 7,500 people were all different cultures.

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

The culture located near Garden Grove was founded 250 years before the Sameos culture.

The Xidat culture had a population size of 9,000.

Neither the culture located near New Liberty nor the society founded in 1100 AD was the culture with 6,500 people.

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

Danseri Garight Nysrani Sameos Xidat Yeust

Arnolds Park
Boulder Creek
Easton
Garden Grove
Lacona
New Liberty


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 politician and the traveler born on May 18th, one is from South Africa and the other is Adrian.

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

The traveler from Belgium is either the person born on August 15th or the engineer.

The traveler whose birthday is on April 13th is either the traveler from Germany or the lawyer.

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

Of the traveler from Sweden and the traveler whose birthday is on August 15th, one is Dale and the other is the lawyer.

Frank has a birthday sometime before the engineer.

The surgeon has a birthday 4 months before the person from Canada.

The traveler from Canada is not the architect.

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

architect engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium
Canada
France
Germany
South Africa
Sweden


Valerie's design was either the airplane that went 15 feet or the plane that went 25 feet.

The plane that went 55 feet was thrown 5th.

The white plane went 20 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 4th.

The plane that was thrown 7th went 10 feet farther than Valerie's design.

The plane that was thrown 1st was either the pink airplane or the airplane that went 55 feet.

The six planes were Aaron's design, the plane that was thrown 4th, the plane that was thrown 6th, the plane that was thrown 5th, the green plane and the plane that went 15 feet.

The airplane that went 25 feet, the plane that was thrown 4th, and the plane that was thrown 5th are three different planes.

The plane that was thrown 4th went somewhat farther than the pink plane.

Henrietta's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 25 feet.

Margo's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 25 feet.

The plane that was thrown 5th went 10 feet farther than Aaron's design.

The blue plane was either the airplane that went 25 feet or Ella's design.

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Roderick Valerie


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

Of the person who ordered the club sandwich and the person whose order cost $6.70, one is Irene and the other ordered the water.

Neither the salesperson who ordered the taco salad nor Rebecca is the team member whose order cost $5.35.

The person who ordered the B.L.T. is either the salesperson who ordered the diet coke or the salesperson whose order cost $6.25.

Peter owes  more than the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member whose order cost $5.35 is either Erica or the team member who ordered the orange soda.

The salesperson who ordered the club sandwich owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the orange soda.

Of the salesperson whose order cost $6.70 and the team member who ordered the ginger ale, one ordered the B.L.T. and the other is Erica.

The salesperson whose order cost $5.80 is either the salesperson who ordered the grape soda or the team member who ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member who ordered the water is either the person whose order cost $5.80 or the person who ordered the meatball sub.

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T., Hannah, the person who ordered the diet coke and the team member whose order cost $5.80 are all different people.

The team member whose order cost $5.35 didn't order the cheeseburger.

Erica Hannah Irene Peter Rebecca Samantha

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

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
water


The center forward started 6 years before the player on the Courage.

The second striker started sometime after Banben.

The person on the Hawks started sometime after the center forward.

Neither the player on the Mustangs nor the person on the Hawks was Gardelli.

Of the sweeper and Banben, one began playing in 1979 and the other played for the Timberwolves.

The person on the Courage wasn't the wing back.

Engmose started 9 years after the center forward.

Neither the player who started in 1982 nor Banben was the player on the Mustangs.

The player who started in 1982 wasn't the second striker.

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

Banben Cerisa Engmose Gardelli Hatcha Imay

center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Courage Hawks Mustangs Predators Stingrays Timberwolves


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.

"Archer Quest" wasn't made by Hayco Inc..

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

The machine made by Hayco Inc., the $2,500 pinball machine, "Meteor Rise", the game released in 1978 and "Bowling Alley" are all different games.

The $1,500 system came out 2 years before the game made by Pinnefore.

The system made by Arco is either the machine released in 1979 or the $2,500 system.

Of the game released in 1978 and the pinball machine made by Tarco Inc., one is "Disco Mania" and the other costs $2,500.

The machine released in 1976, "Meteor Rise", and the $2,000 system are three different games.

"Zany Circus" came out sometime before the machine made by Maxigame.

The $6,400 system wasn't made by Pinnefore.

The pinball machine released in 1975 is either "Disco Mania" or the $1,750 system.

"Bowling Alley" came out 3 years after the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Zany Circus

Arco
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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

The customer that chose honey blonde, the customer with the 12:00pm appointment, and the customer with the 1:00pm appointment are three different customers.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose warm mocha.

Nettie's customer has her appointment 2 hours after the customer that chose warm mocha.

Tammie's client, the client with the 12:00pm appointment, and the customer with the 1:00pm appointment are three different customers.

Of Lynette and Victoria's client, one has the 3:00pm appointment and the other chose warm mocha.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment, Susie's client, and the client that chose honey blonde are three different customers.

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

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment chose brown sable.

Eileen is either Whitney's client or Victoria's customer.

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

The client that chose jet black has her appointment 2 hours before Opal's customer.

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

Alison Cristina Eileen Flora Hope Lynette

Nettie Opal Susie Tammie Victoria Whitney

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


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.

Zachary has an appointment 1 hour after the client who will be seeing Dr. Winters.

The client going in for the veneers is either Lynn or the patient with the 12:30pm appointment.

Of Zachary and the patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters, one is scheduled for 9:30am and the other has the appointment for the cleaning.

Rosemary doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

The person going in for the filling has an appointment 4 hours after the person who will be seeing Dr. Santos.

Of the person going in for the veneers and the patient with the 1:30pm appointment, one is Shane and the other will be seen by Dr. Kramer.

Lynn has an appointment sometime after the patient going in for the extraction.

Lynn is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Dalton or the client who will be seeing Dr. Winters.

Lynn has an appointment 2 hours before the person who will be seeing Dr. Adkins.

The person going in for the whitening has an appointment sometime after Rosemary.

The customer with the 1:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the root canal.

Ernest Lynn Rosemary Shane Vanessa Zachary

cleaning
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Dalton
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Santos
Dr. Winters


The plane that was thrown 5th went 40 feet farther than the silver airplane.

The pink airplane landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 4th.

The plane that was thrown 1st, the black airplane, and the airplane that went 25 feet are three different planes.

Of Henrietta's design and the airplane that went 65 feet, one was white and the other was thrown 3rd.

Of Omar's design and the black plane, one was thrown 6th and the other went 45 feet.

Aaron's design landed 20 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 3rd.

The plane that was thrown 1st wasn't yellow.

The plane that was thrown 3rd was black.

The plane that was thrown 6th was either the airplane that went 35 feet or Aaron's design.

Aaron Ella Henrietta Omar Roderick Valerie


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 facility scheduled to go online in 2021 is either the Egert Facility or the project headed by Dr. Morgan.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 3 years before the project headed by Dr. Weber.

The Athens facility will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Chang.

Of the Madrid accelerator and the Stockholm accelerator, one will go online in 2018 and the other is headed by Dr. Morgan.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 isn't headed by Dr. Huff.

The Tevatron LHC isn't headed by Dr. Morgan.

The Reykjavik accelerator will go online 1 year after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Athens accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Weber.

Of the Madrid facility and the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, one is the Zynga Complex and the other is the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The project headed by Dr. Salinas will go online 1 year before the Zagreb facility.

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

The ISON-X42 is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2019 or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

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

Dr. Chang
Dr. Huff
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Valentine
Dr. Weber

Athens Berlin Madrid Reykjavik Stockholm Zagreb


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

The person who scored 540 points was from Bristol.

The player from Elk Grove scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 3.

The player who scored 300 points is either the contestant from Junction City or the player in lane 4.

Of Terrence and the person in lane 6, one scored 620 points and the other was from Pacific Grove.

The contestant who scored 620 points, the player in lane 4, and the player from Cutler are three different people.

Johnathan didn't finish with 460 points.

Alberta scored 80 points more points than the contestant from Pacific Grove.

Hope is either the person in lane 7 or the contestant in lane 6.

The player in lane 5, the contestant who scored 380 points, and the contestant who scored 460 points are three different people.

The person from Cutler, the player who scored 380 points, and the player who scored 460 points are three different people.

The player from Junction City wasn't in lane 6.

The player in lane 2 scored 160 points more points than the person from Pacific Grove.

Alberta Deanna Hope Johnathan Stanley Terrence

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


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

The class with 37 students is either Mr. Saunders's class or Mr. Warner's class.

Mr. Newton's class has 2  more students than the class in room 322.

The course in room 322 is taught by Franklin.

The Art class has somewhat more students than the class in room 322.

Mr. Brady's class has 4  fewer students than the course in room 201.

Of Mr. Franklin's class and Mr. Saunders's class, one has 31 students and the other is in room 125.

The Pre-Calculus class is either Mr. Saunders's class or the class in room 405.

Mr. Franklin's class has somewhat more students than the English class.

The course in room 122, the course with 35 students, Mr. Newton's class, Mr. Franklin's class and Mr. Saunders's class are all different classes.

The class in room 405 is either the course with 31 students or the History class.

Of the class with 35 students and the course in room 319, one is taught by Warner and the other is the Geometry class.

Brady Franklin Newton Saunders Underwood Warner

Art Biology English Geometry History Pre-Calculus


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

The show with 5 million downloads started in 2008.

Al Acosta's podcast is either the gaming podcast or the podcast with 5 million downloads.

The show that began in 2014 has 2 million fewer downloads than the gaming show.

Faye Fender's podcast, the podcast that began in 2008, and the podcast that began in 2007 are three different shows.

Of Bobby Bora's show and the show that began in 2012, one has 1 million downloads and the other is about sports.

Eva Estrada's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the business show.

The literature podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2008.

The literature show has  fewer downloads than Faye Fender's show.

The six shows are the show that began in 2007, the gaming podcast, the business podcast, Cora Capon's show, Faye Fender's podcast and the sports podcast.

Al Acosta's podcast didn't start in 2009.

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

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

business film gaming investing literature sports


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.

Ida, the chef who scored 63 points, and the person from Apple Barn are three different chefs.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored 7 more points than the person from Oceanside.

Gabriel is either the chef from White Bean or the chef from Apple Barn.

Of the cook from Zenaida's and the chef who made the pepper steak, one was Freda and the other scored 77 points.

The cook from Enzo's scored somewhat more points than Karl.

The cook who scored 49 points doesn't work at Oceanside.

The person from White Bean scored 7 fewer points than the chef who made the lemon snapper.

Hattie is either the chef who scored 70 points or the chef from Enzo's.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored somewhat fewer points than the cook from Apple Barn.

Of the cook from Apple Barn and the chef who made the smoked pork, one was Celia and the other scored 42 points.

The person from Demitasse scored somewhat more points than Freda.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork

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


The second striker was either the person on the Minutemen or Awad.

Of the player on the Stingrays and the goalie, one began playing in 1985 and the other was Gardelli.

The player on the Hawks started sometime before the center back.

The player on the Hawks was either the sweeper or the player who started in 1991.

The center back started 3 years before Daregh.

Gardelli was either the center back or the person who started in 1988.

Of Kawa and Gardelli, one began playing in 1979 and the other played for the Silverbacks.

Of the full back and the person who started in 1979, one played for the Stingrays and the other was Daregh.

The person on the Minutemen started 3 years before Hatcha.

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

The person who started in 1985 was either the person on the Whitecaps or the person on the Stingrays.

Awad Daregh Engmose Gardelli Hatcha Kawa

center back
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Bulldogs Hawks Minutemen Silverbacks Stingrays Whitecaps


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

The contestant whose final word was "consomme" is either the student from Mrs. Witte's class or Andres.

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

The child whose final word was "elucidated" didn't finish in second place.

Of the contestant whose final word was "facetiously" and the student from Mrs. Manzella's class, one is May and the other finished in fifth place.

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

The contestant who finished in fourth place is either the student from Mrs. Steuben's class or May.

The contestant who finished in seventh place had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to Gayle.

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

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

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

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

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

Almerini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer


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

The organism with 1,250 genes was sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

The one sequenced in November wasn't sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

The organism sequenced in November has 250 fewer genes than L. dyson.

E. paradolens wasn't sequenced in September.

E. paradolens wasn't sequenced in February.

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

The organism with 1,500 genes wasn't sequenced in September.

Of the one sequenced in April and the bacteria with 1,250 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Moreno and the other is E. paradolens.

Of the organism sequenced by Dr. Nielsen and the organism sequenced in December, one is L. dyson and the other is B. mangeris.

The one sequenced by Dr. Velasquez has somewhat fewer genes than the organism sequenced in February.

The one sequenced by Dr. Nielsen was either the bacteria with 1,000 genes or P. wellington.

V. tenesis doesn't have exactly 250 genes.

The organism sequenced in April has 750 fewer genes than P. wellington.

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

Doyle Fletcher Jordan Moreno Nielsen Velasquez

February April July September November December


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

The entrant who submitted the silver item finished 1 place after Bessie.

The entrant who entered her scarf finished somewhat before Priscilla.

Holly, the knitter who entered her socks, and the entrant who finished fifth are three different people.

The entrant who submitted the orange item finished 1 place after the person who entered her mittens.

Of the person who submitted the black item and Ruth, one finished fourth and the other made the blanket.

The person who finished third, the knitter who entered her socks, and the knitter who submitted the white item are three different people.

Winifred, the knitter who finished fifth, the person who submitted the orange item, the knitter who finished first and the entrant who submitted the green item are all different people.

The knitter who submitted the black item made the tea cozy.

The entrant who submitted the white item made the sweater.

The entrant who finished sixth, Winifred, and the person who entered her socks are three different people.

Bessie Francis Holly Priscilla Ruth Winifred

blanket
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy


The salesperson whose order cost $6.70, the team member who ordered the taco salad, the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub, the person who ordered the iced tea and the person who ordered the cheeseburger are all different people.

Of the team member who ordered the ginger ale and the person whose order cost $6.70, one ordered the tuna on rye and the other is Rebecca.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes 180 cents more than Geoffrey.

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

Neither the salesperson who ordered the water nor the person who ordered the meatball sub is the person whose order cost $7.15.

Rebecca owes  less than the salesperson who ordered the diet coke.

Erica owes 45 cents less than the team member who ordered the Italian sub.

Erica owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member who ordered the grape soda didn't order the meatball sub.

The team member who ordered the diet coke is either the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub or the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Peter Rebecca Samantha

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

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
root beer
water


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.

Roger's Oak is 12 feet taller than the 79 year-old tree.

Zeke's Spruce is 12 feet taller than the tree in Knox Woods.

Of Roger's Oak and the 94 year-old tree, one is in Silk Notch and the other is 150 ft. tall.

The six trees are Old Jarvis, the 80 year-old tree, the tree in Benton Notch, the 144 ft. tree, the 99 year-old tree and the 159 ft. tree.

Of the tree in Deloit Woods and Zeke's Spruce, one is 150 ft. tall and the other is 80 years old.

The tree in York Woods is 12 feet taller than Nolan's Pine.

The tree in Silk Notch isn't 87 years old.

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

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


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

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

Of the one that sold for $125 and the piece that sold for $175, one featured Lance Leach and the other featured the person who played third base.

The 1983 card sold for 100 dollars more than the card for the person who played third base.

The item that sold for $275 didn't feature the person who played center field.

Cole Cooley's item didn't come out in 1995.

The piece for the person who played left field sold for 150 dollars less than Opie Oliver's one.

Neddy Norris's one sold for 50 dollars less than the one for the person who played center field.

Of the item that sold for $375 and the piece for the person who played left field, one came out in 1995 and the other featured Lance Leach.

The 1978 card sold for 50 dollars more than the one for the person who played third base.

The card for the person who played shortstop didn't come out in 1995.

Pete Perez's item didn't come out in 1974.

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

Pete Perez's one sold for 200 dollars less than the 1972 item.

Cole Cooley
Finn Freeman
Lance Leach
Neddy Norris
Opie Oliver
Pete Perez

catcher
center field
left field
second base
shortstop
third base


Geneva Gold's show has 2 million fewer downloads than the literature show.

Dixie Dean's podcast isn't about investing.

The gaming podcast didn't start in 2014.

Geneva Gold's show has 3 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2015.

The podcast with 3 million downloads is about literature.

Al Acosta's show has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

Of the podcast with 5 million downloads and the sports show, one is Faye Fender's and the other started in 2014.

The investing podcast didn't start in 2008.

The podcast with 6 million downloads didn't start in 2008.

The music show is either the podcast that began in 2011 or Bobby Bora's podcast.

Of the show with 5 million downloads and the show with 4 million downloads, one is Eva Estrada's and the other started in 2015.

The podcast that began in 2011 has 1 million fewer downloads than the investing podcast.

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

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

business gaming investing literature music sports


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 six stocks were the stock Edith bought, the telecom stock, QMZ, the stock that sold for $29 per share, the utilities stock and ABTR.

The financial stock wasn't purchased by Edith.

The utilities stock wasn't purchased by Geraldo.

The stock Bill bought was 2 dollars per share more expensive than HBW.

The energy stock was 3 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

Of ABTR and KMPP, one sold for $30 per share and the other was in the technology sector.

Of the stock Abigail bought and the telecom stock, one sold for $25 per share and the other was HBW.

PSTO was  per share less expensive than the telecom stock.

Of JMO and the utilities stock, one sold for $26 per share and the other was bought by Edith.

Abigail
Bill
Delilah
Edith
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
technology
telecom
utilities


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

The friend who spent $450 didn't give Ally the HD tv.

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

The attendee who spent $500 is either Ora Osborne or the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

The six people are the person who lives in Eustis, the friend who gave Ally the toaster, the friend who gave Ally the juicer, the attendee who spent $450, Ned Norris and Jack Jordan.

The person who gave Ally the toaster is either the person who spent $400 or the attendee who spent $475.

Jack Jordan didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

The person who spent $525 is either the attendee who lives in Jonesboro or the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who spent $475 lives in Decatur City.

Ned Norris, the friend who lives in Twin Peaks, and the person who gave Ally the toaster are three different people.

Of Mitch Mayo and the person who lives in Sun City, one spent $425 and the other gave Ally the planter.

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


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

The prospector who worked in Canada worked the Glacier Grove claim.

Ivan Ingram finished with 9 ounces more gold than the person who worked in California.

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with 3 ounces more gold than the prospector who worked in Colorado.

Of the miner working at York River and Ben Barron, one worked in California and the other found 26 ounces of gold.

The miner working at York River was either Elroy Ellis or Jack Jacobs.

Fred Fletcher finished with somewhat more gold than the person working at Culver Gorge.

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

Elroy Ellis worked the Belle Hart claim.

The miner who found 11 ounces of gold was either Elroy Ellis or the person working at Laurel Ridge.

The miner who found 23 ounces of gold was either the miner working at York River or the miner working at Tyrol Creek.

Ben Barron
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

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

Alaska
Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico


Of Sonia and the person from Epicurious, one made the turkey soup and the other scored 77 points.

The chef who made the cashew tofu, Marjorie, the cook who made the jambalaya, Luther and the person who scored 70 points are all different chefs.

The chef from Demitasse didn't make the lemon snapper.

The person who made the jambalaya is either Veronica or the chef who scored 63 points.

The person who made the smoked pork scored somewhat more points than the cook from Epicurious.

The cook from White Bean scored 21 fewer points than Marjorie.

Luther scored 14 more points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

Of the cook who made the lemon snapper and the person who made the cashew tofu, one was Marjorie and the other works at Enzo's.

The cook who scored 70 points doesn't work at Apple Barn.

Freda Ida Luther Marjorie Sonia Veronica

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean


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

The golfer who won at Juniper Hills won her tournament 2 years after the woman who scored a 61.

The woman who scored a 66 was either the golfer who won in 1921 or the golfer who won in 1922.

Neither the golfer who won in 1921 nor Wendy Wells was the woman who won at Scotch Pines.

The person who won at Juniper Hills didn't shoot a 66.

Of the person who won at Amble Glen and the person who scored a 60, one won in 1920 and the other was Kristina Katz.

The woman who won at Cowbush Cove won her tournament 4 years after Alison Ames.

The golfer who won at Spotswood didn't shoot a 64.

Inez, the woman who scored a 61, the woman who scored a 60, the person who scored a 64 and the golfer who scored a 67 were all different golfers.

Pamela Peet was either the person who won at Amble Glen or the woman who won at Spotswood.

Of the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove and the woman who won in 1922, one shot a 60 and the other was Inez.

Alison Ames
Denise Detz
Inez
Kristina Katz
Pamela Peet
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood


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

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

The runner who paid $10.99 was either the runner who ordered spaghetti or the competitor who ordered fettuccine.

Of the contestant who ordered taglioni and Betsy, one chose bolognese sauce and the other paid $7.99.

The runner who ordered fettuccine was either Suzanne or the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce.

The six runners were Pablo, the runner who chose pomodoro sauce, the contestant who ordered vermicelli, the runner who chose arrabiata sauce, the competitor who paid $11.99 and the contestant who chose alfredo sauce.

Of the contestant who ordered taglioni and the contestant who ordered vermicelli, one was Elisa and the other paid $9.99.

Rosie paid 4 dollars more than the contestant who chose pomodoro sauce.

The competitor who ordered taglioni was either the competitor who paid $7.99 or the competitor who paid $11.99.

Neither the runner who chose puttanesca sauce nor the competitor who chose arrabiata sauce was the competitor who paid $10.99.

The competitor who chose mushroom sauce didn't order rigatoni.

Suzanne was either the runner who chose arrabiata sauce or the contestant who paid $9.99.

farfalle fettuccine rigatoni spaghetti taglioni vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


Of the student from Mrs. Manzella's class and Denise, one finished in first place and the other had to spell "bulwark".

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

The contestant whose final word was "elucidated", the student who finished in fourth place, Andres, the student who finished in fifth place and the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class are all different people.

The child who finished in first place, Andres, and the contestant whose final word was "facetiously" are three different people.

The contestant whose final word was "elucidated" has never taken a class from Mrs. Steuben.

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

Of the contestant whose final word was "duplicity" and Zachary, one was from Mrs. Witte's class and the other finished in third place.

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

The child whose final word was "consomme" didn't finish in sixth place.

The student whose final word was "anemic" has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

The contestant whose final word was "facetiously" didn't finish in fifth place.

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

Andres Denise Gayle Philip Violet Zachary

Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer


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.

Carson v Dunn didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was 1 week before the 6-3 decision.

Of the 3-6 decision and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, one was Short v Metz and the other was on April 7.

The March 24 case was either Justice Caldwell's majority opinion or Gibbs v Kintz.

Omar v Powers was 2 weeks after the 4-5 decision.

The 2-7 decision was sometime after Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Zamora v Pibb was either the March 3 case or Justice Quinn's majority opinion.

The March 17 case didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado.

The 5-4 decision was either the March 31 proceeding or Gibbs v Kintz.

The April 7 case, Ayers v Byrd, and Carson v Dunn are three different cases.

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

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn


The class in room 201 isn't taught by Caldwell.

The course with 39 students, the course in room 201, Mr. Gilmore's class and the Latin class are all different classes.

Neither the class in room 120 nor the Latin class is Mr. King's class.

The class in room 122 has somewhat more students than Mr. King's class.

The course in room 122 is either the Pre-Calculus class or the course with 33 students.

Mr. Ray's class has somewhat more students than the course in room 201.

The course with 39 students isn't taught by Yang.

The Physics class has somewhat more students than the course in room 129.

The Physics class is taught by Caldwell.

The class in room 125 has 6  more students than the Chemistry class.

Of the Physics class and the course in room 319, one is taught by Ray and the other has 31 students.

The class in room 125 isn't the Art class.

The Chemistry class has 6  fewer students than Mr. King's class.

Art Chemistry English Latin Physics Pre-Calculus


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.

Of the Visser family's home and Doesmolen, one is in Kinderdijk and the other was built in 1798.

The home in Leiderdorp is owned by the De Vries family.

The Bakker family's windmill was built 23 years after the house in Moerkapelle.

Vlietmolen was built 69 years after the home in Kinderdijk.

The house built in 1775 is either the Visser family's house or the Van den Berg family's house.

The house built in 1683 is either Grosmolen or the Jansen family's home.

The Visser family's structure is either Grosmolen or Westmolen.

Grosmolen is owned by the Bakker family.

The home in Aarlanderveen was built sometime after the De Vries family's structure.

Hoekmolen was built sometime after the De Jong family's structure.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen

Bakker
De Jong
De Vries
Jansen
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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

The person whose order cost $5.35 ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member who ordered the root beer owes  less than Erica.

Rebecca is either the team member whose order cost $5.35 or the salesperson who ordered the ginger ale.

Neither the team member who ordered the taco salad nor the team member whose order cost $6.70 is Irene.

Neither Peter nor the person who ordered the iced tea is the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

The person who ordered the orange soda didn't order the Italian sub.

The salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger owes  more than the team member who ordered the iced tea.

Chip is either the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub or the person who ordered the iced tea.

The person who ordered the meatball sub is either the person whose order cost $5.35 or Geoffrey.

Of the salesperson who ordered the taco salad and the person whose order cost $6.25, one ordered the orange soda and the other ordered the ginger ale.

The team member whose order cost $6.25 is either Peter or the team member who ordered the root beer.

Of Erica and the salesperson who ordered the taco salad, one owes $5.80 and the other ordered the water.

ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


Of Omar v Powers and the March 3 proceeding, one was the 3-6 decision and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood.

The April 7 case was either the 3-6 decision or Justice Olson's majority opinion.

Zamora v Pibb was 3 weeks after Justice Alvarado's majority opinion.

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

Of the 4-5 decision and the March 3 proceeding, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Olson and the other was Ayers v Byrd.

The March 17 case wasn't the 6-3 decision.

The 3-6 decision was sometime after Gibbs v Kintz.

Ayers v Byrd was either the March 17 proceeding or the 2-7 decision.

Short v Metz, the 4-5 decision, and the 7-2 decision are three different cases.

Of Zamora v Pibb and Justice Underwood's majority opinion, one was the 5-4 decision and the other was on March 3.

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

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

Alvarado Caldwell Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


The telecom stock was 3 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Heathcliff bought.

The technology stock was  per share more expensive than JMO.

The real estate stock was either the stock Bill bought or the stock Ida Mae bought.

The stock Bill bought was 4 dollars per share more expensive than GXTV.

Of the financial stock and the stock that sold for $29 per share, one was bought by Francine and the other was HBW.

The stock that sold for $27 per share was either the stock Francine bought or KMPP.

Neither the stock Edith bought nor the stock that sold for $27 per share was JMO.

The financial stock was 1 dollar per share more expensive than JMO.

Abigail
Bill
Edith
Francine
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


The one with 500 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

The one sequenced in August was sequenced by Dr. Prince.

The organism with 250 genes, the organism sequenced by Dr. Prince, B. mangeris, the one sequenced in April and E. paradolens were all different organisms.

Of L. dyson and the organism sequenced by Dr. Prince, one was sequenced in September and the other has 1,250 genes.

The bacteria with 1,500 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

Of the bacteria with 750 genes and the bacteria sequenced in December, one was sequenced by Dr. Copeland and the other is L. dyson.

P. wellington was either the organism sequenced in August or the bacteria sequenced in September.

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

The one sequenced in September was sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

The one sequenced in December has somewhat fewer genes than V. tenesis.

E. paradolens was sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

The organism sequenced in November wasn't sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

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

Copeland Nielsen Prince Quinn Sheppard Trujillo

February April August September November December


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 waterfall Derrick shot in 1999 is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall located in Tibet.

Nyalt is 15 ft higher than the fall in Brazil.

Of the 120 ft tall waterfall and the fall located in Nigeria, one is Oginao and the other was photographed in 1998.

The fall in Canada is somewhat shorter than Rhoqua.

Of the 100 ft tall fall and the waterfall Derrick shot in 1995, one is located in Brazil and the other is Rhoqua.

Of the fall in New Zealand and the 125 ft tall waterfall, one was photographed in 1998 and the other is Oginao.

The fall in Nigeria, Irskela, the waterfall Derrick photographed in 2000, the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1998 and the fall Derrick shot in 1999 are all different waterfalls.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1989 is not located in Nigeria.

Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Cerbel Irskela Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica


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

The solver who finished third answered 4 Across incorrectly.

The person who got 30 Across wrong wasn't from Quimby.

Eva finished sometime before the person who got 30 Across wrong.

Of the person from Miles and the contestant from Kalona, one was Leona and the other answered 4 Across incorrectly.

The contestant from Lytton finished 2 places after the solver who got 4 Across wrong.

The contestant who got 4 Across wrong finished sometime after the contestant from Unionville.

The person who finished third, Zachary, and the solver from Lytton are three different people.

The contestant who got 30 Across wrong finished sometime before Zachary.

The solver who got 18 Down wrong was either Zachary or the contestant who finished first.

The six people were the solver who got 2 Down wrong, the solver from Miles, the contestant who finished sixth, the solver from Quimby, the contestant from Kalona and the solver from Unionville.

The person from Miles was either Leona or the solver who got 2 Down wrong.

The solver who got 30 Across wrong wasn't from Miles.

The contestant who got 26 Down wrong finished 3 places after Traci.

Bertram Kalona Lytton Miles Quimby Unionville

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


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

The box that held the puzzle book was either the box found on May 12 or the box found on May 15.

The cache at 40.5912 N didn't have the brass key inside it.

Of the case at 88.0431 W and the case at 40.2516 N, one held the chewing gum and the other was found on May 6.

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

The cache at 40.6656 N, the cache found on May 15, the cache at 88.3907 W, the box that held the brass key and the case found on May 6 were all different boxes.

Of the cache found on May 6 and the box found on May 3, one was at 88.3907 W and the other held the marbles.

The case that held the decoder ring was found 12 days before the case at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 88.4584 W was found sometime after the box at 40.2516 N.

The box at 88.3907 W was found 3 days before the cache at 40.8991 N.

The cache at 88.1928 W was found 9 days after the box that held the brass key.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book


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

Of the bookshelf and Josephine's item, one was made of poplar and the other costs $375.

The piece made of rosewood is either Josephine's item or the bench.

Of the item made of mahogany and Kendra's piece, one costs $275 and the other is the bench.

Bonita's piece costs  less than the piece made of poplar.

Patsy's piece costs 75 dollars more than the item made of sandalwood.

The item made of rosewood costs  more than the barstool.

Neither Patsy's piece nor the $275 item is the item made of walnut.

The six pieces are Josephine's item, the item made of poplar, the item made of sandalwood, the end table, the $275 piece and the $325 item.

The bench costs  less than the piece made of mahogany.

Bonita Josephine Kendra Latasha Marilyn Patsy

chestnut mahogany poplar rosewood sandalwood walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
hutch


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

The dummy going to Oslo cost 250 dollars more than "Yenga".

Lucas's piece cost 750 dollars less than "Tombawomba".

The $1,500 piece is either the dummy going to Oslo or the puppet going to Baltimore.

The $2,000 piece, Isabel's piece, and "Xavier" are three different dummies.

The puppet going to Portland is either "Xavier" or "Yenga".

The dummy going to Baltimore cost 750 dollars more than Herman's dummy.

"Yenga" cost somewhat less than the puppet going to Portland.

The $1,000 piece, "Utrecht", "Xavier", the piece going to Baltimore and the dummy going to Ypsilanti are all different dummies.

The $1,250 piece isn't going to Portland.

Nicole's puppet is going to Mexico City.

Herman Isabel Jeff Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Ypsilanti


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

Of the one with the $8,500 credit limit and the one with an APR of 11%, one expires on 08/2025 and the other is from Mid Atlantic.

The TrustCo card doesn't have a limit of $20,000.

The one with an APR of 9% doesn't expire on 12/2025.

The one with an APR of 13% doesn't have a limit of $2,000.

The one with an APR of 12% doesn't have a limit of $15,000.

The one with the $20,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

The TrustCo card has an APR somewhat lower than the card that expires on 06/2025.

The card with the $20,000 credit limit has an APR 4 percent lower than the card that expires on 02/2024.

Of the Hoardstrum card and the one that expires on 09/2025, one has an APR of 8% and the other has a limit of $2,000.

The one with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR 3 percent higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

The Dell Scargo card doesn't have a limit of $15,000.

Of the Credit Korp card and the card with the $8,500 credit limit, one has an APR of 8% and the other expires on 06/2025.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

Of Nikatrice and the animal Beatrice works with, one is 13 years old and the other came from Melak.

Nikatrice is either the orangutan Francine works with or the animal that was found in Basahan.

The animal that was found in Melak is 12 years older than the animal Aldo works with.

Merah is either the 19-year-old or the orangutan that was found in Puak.

The orangutan that was found in Puak, the animal Beatrice works with, Nikatrice, the 10-year-old and Ofallo are all different animals.

The animal that was found in Ambalat is  younger than Shamir.

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

The 4-year-old is either the orangutan Dolly works with or the ape Beatrice works with.

The animal that was found in Ambalat is  older than Merah.

Of the 13-year-old and Quirrel, one came from Sebulu and the other is cared for by Aldo.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Ambalat Basahan Kendisi Melak Puak Sebulu


The person who finished sixth got the right answer for 11 Down.

The contestant who got 18 Down wrong finished 2 places after Traci.

Of the contestant who got 2 Down wrong and Julie, one was from Grant and the other finished fifth.

The contestant who got 20 Across wrong finished 2 places before Julie.

The solver who finished fourth, the solver from Avalon and the contestant who finished first were all different people.

The solver from Yorba Linda was either Hubert or Omar.

The person from Industry was either Hubert or the solver who finished sixth.

The contestant from Avalon finished sometime before Nelson.

Of Omar and the person from Quimby, one finished fifth and the other answered 26 Down incorrectly.

Avalon
Grant
Industry
Needles
Quimby
Yorba Linda

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


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.

Neither the culture with 9,000 people nor the culture founded in 1350 AD was the culture located near Unity.

Neither the culture located near Howland nor the culture located near Waterloo was the culture with 8,000 people.

Of the culture located near Zwingle and the culture founded in 1100 AD, one was the Echmust culture and the other had a population size of 7,500.

Neither the culture with 9,000 people nor the culture founded in 600 AD was the culture located near Howland.

The Lyeilia culture wasn't founded in 1350 AD.

The culture with 9,500 people was founded 250 years after the Oiracha culture.

Of the culture located near Kentfield and the culture with 7,500 people, one was the Budel culture and the other was founded in 100 AD.

The society founded in 850 AD was either the culture with 7,500 people or the culture located near Howland.

The Budel culture was founded 250 years after the culture located near Zwingle.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded 250 years after the culture located near Kentfield.

The Oiracha culture was founded 250 years before the culture located near Kentfield.

The Lyeilia culture wasn't founded in 850 AD.

The Chach culture wasn't based near Junction City.

Budel Chach Echmust Kimusk Lyeilia Oiracha

Howland
Junction City
Kentfield
Unity
Waterloo
Zwingle


"Xavier", Lucas's puppet and the $2,000 puppet are all different dummies.

The piece going to Ypsilanti cost 250 dollars more than Kelly's piece.

Of the dummy going to Mexico City and Kelly's dummy, one cost $1,500 and the other is "Utrecht".

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

Lucas's dummy cost somewhat more than the piece going to Vancouver.

"Yenga" cost 750 dollars more than Herman's dummy.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita

Sniffletoe Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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.

Florence is either the flier going to Virginia or the flier with the coin.

Of the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot and Whitney, one will go to Colorado and the other will leave in January.

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

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

Of the flier going to Hawaii and Whitney, one will bring their talisman and the other will leave in April.

Iris will leave 3 months before the flier going to Colorado.

Katie will leave 2 months before the aerophobe with the horseshoe.

Troy will leave sometime before the passenger with the shamrock.

Whitney will leave 1 month after the passenger going to Delaware.

The flier with the wishbone will leave sometime before Iris.

coin
horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Colorado Delaware Hawaii Michigan Texas Virginia