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.

Short v Metz was either Justice Olson's majority opinion or the March 3 proceeding.

Zamora v Pibb was 1 week before Justice Olson's majority opinion.

The 8-1 decision, the March 17 proceeding, and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion are three different cases.

Of the March 24 case and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, one was Short v Metz and the other was the 4-5 decision.

Of the 2-7 decision and the 8-1 decision, one was on March 24 and the other was Carson v Dunn.

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

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was sometime after Justice Olson's majority opinion.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Olson Underwood


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.

Of the mobile library with 350 books and the Mack truck, one is driven by Jaime and the other is "Books-4-U".

Of the ambulance and the mobile library Kimberly drives, one has 450 books and the other is "Tiny Tomes".

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 fewer books than the Airstream.

"Lit on Wheels" has  fewer books than "Books-4-U".

"Dream Machine" is either the bookmobile with 250 books or the mobile library with 300 books.

The Winnebago has 150 fewer books than the mobile library Elena drives.

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

Airstream
ambulance
ice cream trk
Mack truck
Winnebago


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

The contestant from Fort Kent was in lane 2.

The person in lane 1 scored 160 points more points than Wanda.

The person in lane 3 is either the player who scored 380 points or the player who scored 620 points.

Of Perry and the person who scored 460 points, one was in lane 1 and the other was from Cutler.

Of the person who scored 540 points and the person in lane 3, one was from Cutler and the other is Leigh.

The player in lane 6 scored  more points than Terrence.

The person from Modesto is either the person in lane 1 or the person in lane 3.

The person who scored 300 points wasn't from Fort Kent.

Cutler
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


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.

Neither the winner who won the prize in bioengineering nor Hannah Hay is the winner who won in 1976.

Hannah Hay won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in astronomy.

The five winners are the winner who won the prize in physics, the person who won in 1980, the winner who won in 1972, Hannah Hay and the winner from Russia.

Of the winner who won the prize in physics and the person from Germany, one won in 1980 and the other won in 1976.

Lisa Lara won her prize 4 years before the winner from Australia.

Neither the person who won in 1980 nor the person from France is Betty Brewer.

The winner from Ireland won the prize in bioengineering.

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

Betty Brewer
Deb Daniels
Hannah Hay
Lisa Lara
Olive Olson

astronomy bioengineering chemistry medicine physics


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

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 12/2025.

The Hoardstrum card doesn't have the 9% APR.

The one with an APR of 9% is either the one that expires on 11/2025 or the card that expires on 05/2025.

The card with an APR of 10% expires on 09/2025.

The card with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR 2 percent lower than the TrustCo card.

The one with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $12,500 credit limit.

The one with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the Southwest Inc card.

The card with an APR of 9% has a limit of $12,500.

Of the one with the $15,000 credit limit and the card with an APR of 12%, one expires on 11/2025 and the other is from Dell Scargo.

The Hoardstrum card has an APR 1 percent lower than the card with the $2,000 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


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

The client with the 1:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Ingram.

Bernice has the appointment for the extraction.

Colin, the customer going in for the whitening, and the person who will be seeing Dr. Kramer are three different people.

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

Nettie has an appointment 1 hour after the person going in for the root canal.

The customer going in for the root canal, the patient who will be seeing Dr. Kramer, and the person with the 12:30pm appointment are three different people.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd has an appointment 3 hours before the person going in for the extraction.

Of the customer with the 10:30am appointment and the customer who will be seeing Dr. Kramer, one has the appointment for the cleaning and the other is Dwight.

The patient going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour before Dwight.

cleaning
extraction
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Ingram
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Valdez


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.

Cole Cooley's one sold for somewhat more than the 1988 one.

The item for the person who played pitcher sold for somewhat more than the card for the person who played second base.

The card for the person who played center field came out in 1983.

The item that sold for $325 came out in 1972.

The card that sold for $175 was either the 1972 item or the piece for the person who played catcher.

Of the card that sold for $275 and Pete Perez's piece, one came out in 2012 and the other featured the person who played pitcher.

Cole Cooley's card didn't feature the person who played pitcher.

Finn Freeman's item sold for somewhat more than the 1974 card.

The 1974 one sold for somewhat more than Keith Kane's piece.

The item for the person who played center field sold for 100 dollars more than Pete Perez's one.

Cole Cooley
Finn Freeman
Keith Kane
Mike Morales
Pete Perez

catcher
center field
pitcher
second base
shortstop


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

The structure going to Yountville didn't sell for $38,000.

Of the Whitehead's house and the home going to Mission Viejo, one is 155 sq ft and the other sold for $36,000.

Neither the 140 sq ft home nor the $36,000 house is the Kirby's house.

Of the Ingram's house and the 125 sq ft structure, one will be delivered to Shaver Lake and the other will be delivered to Laguna Beach.

The house going to Yountville is 45 sq ft larger than the $25,000 home.

The 95 sq ft home won't be going to Shaver Lake.

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

The Whitehead's house is either the $38,000 house or the structure going to Laguna Beach.

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

Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Unionville
Yountville


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 was either the full back or the player on the Hawks.

The player on the Courage was the center forward.

Of the person on the Mustangs and the wing back, one was Gardelli and the other was Rothvum.

The player on the Predators started 3 years before the full back.

Of Daregh and the player who started in 1988, one was the full back and the other was the sweeper.

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

The player who started in 1985 wasn't the wing back.

The center forward started sometime after Daregh.

center forward
full back
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Courage Hawks Mustangs Predators Whitecaps


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.

Roberta spoke 2 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli spoke 4 minutes more than Milton.

Neither the presenter who got the B- nor Jenna was the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith.

Of the presenter who got the B+ and Jenna, one talked about P.M. Wilson and the other talked about P.M. North.

Of the student who spoke for 6 minutes and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North, one got the C+ and the other was Perry.

The presenter who got the A didn't talk about P.M. Wilson.

The student who spoke for 8 minutes was either Roberta or Perry.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


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 1st landed somewhat shorter than Margo's design.

Of the plane that was thrown 2nd and the black plane, one was Ella's and the other went 45 feet.

The airplane that went 55 feet, Aaron's design, the blue plane and the silver airplane were all different planes.

Valerie's design landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 1st.

The plane that went 55 feet wasn't green.

Of Ella's design and the silver airplane, one went 25 feet and the other was thrown 5th.

Of the green plane and Ella's design, one was thrown 6th and the other went 25 feet.


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).

Adam Alford finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than Harry Howell.

The prospector who found 23 ounces of gold was either Adam Alford or the prospector working at York River.

Jack Jacobs finished with somewhat less gold than the person who worked in Oregon.

The person who worked in Oregon worked the Glacier Grove claim.

The person working at Belle Hart was either the miner who worked in Oregon or the miner who found 20 ounces of gold.

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

Adam Alford finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector who worked in Nevada.

Dilbert Duke didn't work at the York River claim.

Of the person who found 14 ounces of gold and Harry Howell, one worked the Tyrol Creek claim and the other worked in Oregon.

The prospector who worked in Arizona worked the York River claim.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Harry Howell
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River

Arizona California Colorado Nevada Oregon


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 specimen donated in 1996 is either the 21 ft long whale or Felipe.

The specimen donated in 2008, Herbert, and the 21 ft long whale are three different whales.

Of Herbert and the fin whale, one was donated to the aquarium in 1994 and the other is 23 ft long.

The whale donated in 1999 is either the 27 ft long specimen or the 21 ft long exhibit.

The five whales are the sei whale, Herbert, the specimen donated in 1996, the 29 ft long whale and the exhibit donated in 2010.

Dennis is somewhat longer than the exhibit donated in 1994.

Of the 25 ft long specimen and the beluga whale, one is Dennis and the other was donated to the aquarium in 1994.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal
sei whale


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

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

The contestant whose final word was "bulwark" was from Mrs. Witte's class.

The student who finished in sixth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

The student who finished in fifth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

Of the contestant whose final word was "duplicity" and Ira, one finished in fifth place and the other was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

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

Jill had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Philip.

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

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

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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

The machine made by Tarco Inc. came out 3 years before "Bowling Alley".

The machine made by Tarco Inc., the $5,200 machine and "Meteor Rise" are all different games.

Of the pinball machine made by Arco and the game released in 1977, one is "Zany Circus" and the other costs $5,200.

Of "Voyager Hero" and the system made by Tarco Inc., one was released in 1974 and the other costs $6,400.

Of the $2,000 machine and the machine released in 1975, one is "Meteor Rise" and the other was made by Pinnefore.

The pinball machine released in 1977 wasn't made by Maxigame.

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


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.

Emily's order is either the order with ham or the order with havarti cheese.

The order with bologna doesn't include swiss cheese.

The $2.75 order doesn't include bologna.

Of the sandwich with swiss cheese and the order with provolone cheese, one costs $3.75 and the other is Emily's.

The $6.75 sandwich doesn't include salami.

Mildred's sandwich doesn't include havarti cheese.

The sandwich with roast beef costs 2 dollars more than the order with muenster cheese.

Of the order with salami and the $2.75 sandwich, one is Tony's and the other includes havarti cheese.

Neither the order with cheddar cheese nor the $3.75 order is Tony's sandwich.

cheddar havarti muenster provolone swiss

bologna
ham
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


The narwhal is either the whale donated in 2007 or the specimen donated in 2012.

Of the specimen donated in 2015 and the 29 ft long whale, one is the narwhal and the other is Herbert.

Of the fin whale and the 21 ft long specimen, one is Felipe and the other was donated to the aquarium in 1996.

Herbert is somewhat shorter than the specimen donated in 2012.

The bowhead whale was donated to the aquarium in 2015.

The 29 ft long whale wasn't donated in 2012.

bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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.

Of the passenger leaving in March and Sophie, one will go to South Carolina and the other will bring their wishbone.

Neither the passenger with the wishbone nor Neal is the passenger leaving in February.

The aerophobe with the horseshoe will leave sometime before the aerophobe going to South Carolina.

The passenger going to Colorado will leave sometime before the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot.

Of the aerophobe going to Illinois and Rudy, one will leave in February and the other will bring their lucky hat.

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

The flier with the horseshoe is either the aerophobe leaving in May or Eloise.

horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
wishbone

Colorado
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
South Carolina


The vehicle Leroy drives has 50 more books than "Lit on Wheels".

The bookmobile Richard drives is either "Lit on Wheels" or "Words To Go".

Of the Greyhound bus and the vehicle Hugh drives, one has 300 books and the other has 450 books.

"Lit on Wheels" is either the ice cream truck or the bookmobile Cynthia drives.

Of the mobile library with 300 books and the ambulance, one is driven by Cynthia and the other is "Ready Reader".

The mobile library with 450 books isn't the Airstream.

The ambulance has  more books than "Ready Reader".

The mobile library with 250 books isn't driven by Richard.

"Tiny Tomes" has 100 fewer books than the bookmobile Hugh drives.

Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck


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.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was 1 week before Watts v Yang.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was sometime after Justice Alvarado's majority opinion.

Of the 3-6 decision and Justice Olson's majority opinion, one was on March 3 and the other was on March 17.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was the 2-7 decision.

Justice Olson's majority opinion was either the March 10 proceeding or the March 17 proceeding.

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

Zamora v Pibb was either Justice Hatfield's majority opinion or the March 3 proceeding.

The 8-1 decision was either the March 17 proceeding or Short v Metz.

Ayers v Byrd was sometime before Zamora v Pibb.

The 8-1 decision was 1 week after Ayers v Byrd.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was 2 weeks before the 7-2 decision.


The person going in for the whitening has an appointment 1 hour before the customer going in for the cleaning.

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

Zachary has an appointment 1 hour before the person who will be seeing Dr. Compton.

Inez is either the client with the 1:30pm appointment or the client who will be seeing Dr. Adkins.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Adkins has the appointment for the root canal.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Adkins has an appointment sometime after Patsy.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd has an appointment 3 hours after the person who will be seeing Dr. Booker.

Of the client with the 12:30pm appointment and the client who will be seeing Dr. Compton, one has the appointment for the crown and the other has the appointment for the cleaning.

cleaning
crown
extraction
root canal
whitening

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Booker
Dr. Compton
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Underwood


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

Of the structure in Madrid and the bowstring structure, one is 13,000 ft and the other is Star Bridge.

The camelback structure is 3,000 feet shorter than Star Bridge.

Of the suspension structure and the cable-stayed one, one is North Bridge and the other is 8,500 ft.

The structure in Rome is  longer than Sandy Bridge.

The cable-stayed structure is 1,500 feet shorter than Gorem Bridge.

The suspension bridge is 3,000 feet longer than the bridge in Vaduz.

The one in Paris is either the camelback one or the cable-stayed one.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback suspension truss


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 9,500 people nor the Budel culture was the society founded in 1100 AD.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 5,000 people.

Neither the culture located near Junction City nor the culture located near Zwingle was the Budel culture.

The Xidat culture wasn't based near Lacona.

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

The society founded in 850 AD was either the culture located near Lacona or the culture located near Valencia.

The society founded in 1100 AD had a population size of 6,500.

Of the culture located near Zwingle and the culture with 8,000 people, one was the Kimusk culture and the other was founded in 600 AD.

The Uskorr culture wasn't based near Lacona.

The culture located near Junction City didn't have a population size of 4,500.

The culture located near Mason City had a population size of 6,500.

Of the culture located near Lacona and the culture founded in 350 AD, one was the Kimusk culture and the other had a population size of 9,500.

The Xidat culture wasn't based near Mason City.

Junction City
Lacona
Mason City
Valencia
Zwingle


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

The person who submitted the green item finished 3 places after the entrant who submitted the blue item.

Of the knitter who entered her hat and Sophie, one finished first and the other finished fourth.

The person who submitted the white item is either Desiree or the person who entered her sweater.

The knitter who entered her scarf finished 2 places before Geneva.

Of the knitter who entered her mittens and the entrant who submitted the white item, one finished third and the other is Desiree.

The person who finished fifth made the green item.


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

Of Patsy Pope and the person from Poland, one won the prize in medicine and the other won in 1972.

The person who won in 1964 isn't from France.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry is either the person who won in 1980 or Patsy Pope.

Casey Carson didn't win the prize in bioengineering.

Of the person from New Zealand and the person who won the prize in astronomy, one is Casey Carson and the other is Betty Brewer.

The person from Mexico won the prize in economics.

The person who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize 4 years after Patsy Pope.

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

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize  before the winner from Mexico.

Betty Brewer
Casey Carson
Deb Daniels
Mandy Marsh
Patsy Pope

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics medicine


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

Of "Utrecht" and the dummy going to Oslo, one is Herman's and the other cost $1,000.

The $1,500 piece, "Valencio" and "Utrecht" are all different dummies.

The dummy going to Mexico City cost 500 dollars more than "Utrecht".

The $750 piece, "Valencio", and Isabel's piece are three different dummies.

The $1,000 piece is either Isabel's puppet or Nicole's puppet.

The piece going to Ypsilanti is "Utrecht".

Margarita's dummy cost 750 dollars more than "Waldarama".

The piece going to St. Moritz is either the $1,000 piece or the $1,250 piece.

Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Ypsilanti


The 29 ft long whale was donated to the aquarium in 2004.

The bowhead whale is either the 27 ft long whale or the 21 ft long exhibit.

The whale donated in 1994 is 4 feet longer than the bowhead whale.

The narwhal is somewhat longer than the fin whale.

Of the gray whale and Adam, one is 21 ft long and the other is 27 ft long.

The specimen donated in 2010 is 2 feet longer than the bowhead whale.

Of the exhibit donated in 1994 and Evan, one is 27 ft long and the other is the narwhal.

The 21 ft long whale wasn't donated in 2008.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


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 sunglasses was at 88.1928 W.

The case that held the ancient coin, the case at 88.4584 W, and the box found on May 12 are three different boxes.

The case that held the ancient coin wasn't at 88.3907 W.

The case at 40.5912 N wasn't at 88.4584 W.

The case that held the decoder ring, the case at 88.3907 W, and the cache at 88.1863 W are three different boxes.

The cache found on May 12 was at 88.3821 W.

Of the cache at 40.3109 N and the box found on May 3, one was at 88.1928 W and the other held the marbles.

The cache at 40.8991 N was either the box that held the decoder ring or the cache found on May 15.

Of the case found on May 6 and the cache at 41.0072 N, one was at 88.1928 W and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The box at 40.5912 N, the case found on May 3, the box that held the ancient coin and the case that held the sunglasses were all different boxes.

ancient coin
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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.

Neither Izzy nor the person from Norway is the traveler whose birthday is on April 13th.

Of the traveler from Mexico and the musician, one is Bill and the other is Izzy.

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

The traveler born on July 16th is from Mexico.

The person from France has a birthday 2 months before the engineer.

Charles is either the engineer or the person from France.

The person from France has a birthday 1 month after the musician.

The traveler from France has a birthday 3 months before Michael.

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

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician


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

The mogul who works in the medical industry, Cal Craig, and the magnate worth $25 billion are three different people.

The tycoon worth $27 billion works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Rachel Reid is worth 1 billion more than Cal Craig.

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

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

The tycoon who works in the medical industry is either Al Acosta or the person from Germany.

Of the person worth $27 billion and the mogul who works in the software industry, one is from England and the other is Al Acosta.

Of the magnate who works in the software industry and the magnate worth $27 billion, one is from Canada and the other is Gil Gallegos.

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

Al Acosta
Cal Craig
Dirk Dillon
Gil Gallegos
Rachel Reid

biotech medical retail pharmaceutical software


The flier going to Arkansas is either the flier with the coin or Maurice.

The flier going to Michigan will leave 1 month after the flier going to Delaware.

The aerophobe with the coin will leave 3 months before Gwen.

Of the flier leaving in April and Gwen, one will bring their lucky hat and the other will go to Illinois.

Maurice is either the passenger going to Delaware or the passenger with the shamrock.

coin
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
wishbone

Arkansas Delaware Illinois Michigan Pennsylvania


Frances's sandwich costs 3 dollars less than Verna's sandwich.

Of the sandwich with ham and the order with roast beef, one is Warren's and the other includes colby jack cheese.

Neither the $4.75 order nor the sandwich with provolone cheese is the order with ham.

Neither the $2.75 sandwich nor the order with liverwurst is the sandwich with provolone cheese.

Verna's order includes colby jack cheese.

The $4.75 sandwich doesn't include gouda cheese.

Verna's order costs 1 dollar less than Warren's sandwich.

The sandwich with muenster cheese costs 3 dollars less than the sandwich with provolone cheese.

Frances's sandwich doesn't include salami.

The $3.75 sandwich doesn't include liverwurst.

colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone

bologna
ham
liverwurst
roast beef
salami


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

The person who gave Ally the toaster spent 50 dollars more than Lily Little.

The friend who spent $400 lives in Twin Peaks.

Lily Little spent 25 dollars more than the person who gave Ally the planter.

Of the friend who gave Ally the juicer and the attendee who spent $450, one lives in Decatur City and the other is Pam Powell.

The friend who lives in Clovis spent 50 dollars more than the person who gave Ally the planter.

Of Mitch Mayo and the attendee who lives in Fruitland, one gave Ally the blender and the other spent $475.

The friend who spent $425 didn't give Ally the juicer.

Of the friend who lives in Clovis and the person who spent $400, one is Kit Kelley and the other gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Twin Peaks


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

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

The program with 250,000 viewers aired on FNX.

The five programs were the show that aired on GMA, the show that aired on Saturday, the program that aired at 6:00pm, the show with 250,000 viewers and the program that aired at 11:30am.

The show that aired on Wednesday had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Sunday.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers aired on Monday.

The program that aired on BMT didn't air on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 6:00pm didn't have exactly 1,250,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 6:00pm didn't air on PTR.

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

The program that aired at 4:30pm was either the show with 1,250,000 viewers or the show that aired on Wednesday.

The program that aired on FNX had 750,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 11:30am.

Sunday Monday Wednesday Thursday Saturday


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.

Yvonne's customer has her appointment 1 hour before the customer that chose jet black.

Kelly doesn't have the 3:00pm appointment.

The customer that chose jet black has her appointment 1 hour before Victoria's customer.

The customer that chose midnight blue has her appointment 2 hours before Iris.

Of the customer that chose warm mocha and the customer with the 11:00am appointment, one is being worked on by Yvonne and the other is Iris.

Cristina has her appointment 1 hour before Nettie's client.

The client that chose brown sable is either Dolores or Nettie's customer.

Of the client that chose jet black and Cristina, one is being worked on by Opal and the other has the 12:00pm appointment.

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

brown sable
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


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

The chili pork contains 20 fewer calories than the lemon salmon.

The meal with 18 grams of protein wasn't served on May 16th.

The meal with 8 grams of protein contains 60 fewer calories than the recipe with 18 grams of protein.

The dish served on May 15th contains 20 fewer calories than the dish with 12 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 11th was either the garlic tilapia or the citrus halibut.

The garlic tilapia, the meal with 15 grams of protein, and the recipe served on May 15th are three different recipes.

The meal with 460 calories has exactly 7 grams of protein.

Of the recipe with 440 calories and the garlic tilapia, one was served on May 16th and the other was served on May 11th.

The dish served on May 13th contains 20 more calories than the dish served on May 15th.

chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

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

7 grams
8 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 grams


The recipe served on May 11th contains somewhat more calories than the recipe with 7 grams of protein.

The recipe with 5 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the citrus halibut.

The bulgur salad contains 20 fewer calories than the meal with 9 grams of protein.

The meal with 10 grams of protein was served on May 15th.

Of the lemon salmon and the dish with 12 grams of protein, one was served on May 11th and the other has 420 calories.

The kale quinoa has exactly 9 grams of protein.

The lemon salmon was either the recipe served on May 11th or the recipe with 7 grams of protein.

The recipe served on May 16th contains 20 more calories than the dish served on May 14th.

The dish served on May 11th contains 20 fewer calories than the kale quinoa.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

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

5 grams
7 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams


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

The course in room 207 isn't the Art class.

The class in room 215 doesn't have 29 students.

Of the class with 35 students and Mr. Ray's class, one is the Algebra class and the other is the Pre-Calculus class.

The course in room 405 has somewhat more students than Mr. Warner's class.

The class in room 215 isn't taught by Ray.

Neither the class in room 319 nor the course in room 215 is Mr. Velasquez's class.

The Algebra class is either Mr. Ray's class or the class with 29 students.

Mr. Yang's class has 4  more students than the Art class.

The class in room 207 isn't taught by Ray.

Mr. Yang's class has 4  fewer students than the Chemistry class.

Of the course with 37 students and Mr. Yang's class, one is the Latin class and the other is in room 319.

Algebra Art Chemistry Latin Pre-Calculus


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016 is headed by Dr. Salinas.

The Dublin accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Baldwin.

Of the project headed by Dr. Salinas and the Kiev facility, one is the ISON-X42 and the other will go online in 2020.

The project headed by Dr. Baldwin will go online 2 years after the ISON-X42.

Of the ISON-X42 and the facility scheduled to go online in 2020, one is headed by Dr. Morgan and the other is in Athens.

The Oslo facility isn't headed by Dr. Weber.

The Zynga Complex is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 or the facility scheduled to go online in 2019.

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

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Ewing
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Weber


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 4th went somewhat farther than the black airplane.

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

Of the plane that was thrown 1st and Valerie's design, one was white and the other went 25 feet.

The five planes were the plane that was thrown 7th, Valerie's design, the blue airplane, Roderick's design and the plane that went 45 feet.

Of the plane that was thrown 2nd and the plane that was thrown 6th, one was Ella's and the other went 25 feet.

The airplane that went 15 feet was either Roderick's design or the black airplane.

The airplane that went 55 feet wasn't thrown 6th.


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

The program that aired on GMA, the program that aired on Wednesday, and the show that aired on Tuesday are three different programs.

The program that aired at 2:00pm had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 4:30pm.

The show that aired at 2:00pm didn't air on Wednesday.

Of the show that aired on Monday and the program that aired on CBR, one aired at 2:00pm and the other brought in 250,000 viewers.

The program that aired on Tuesday had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on FNX.

The program with 1,000,000 viewers aired on CBR.

The show that aired at 10:00pm didn't air on PTR.

The program that aired at 1:00pm aired on Saturday.

The show that aired on CBR had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired on SBC.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Saturday


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.

Carol's sandwich doesn't include salami.

The sandwich with corned beef doesn't include havarti cheese.

Neither the sandwich with ham nor the order with bologna is Greg's sandwich.

The $4.75 order includes muenster cheese.

The $2.75 sandwich doesn't include colby jack cheese.

The sandwich with salami costs  more than the order with ham.

Carol's sandwich includes colby jack cheese.

Neither Omar's order nor the $5.75 order is the order with havarti cheese.

Of the order with ham and Darrell's order, one includes cheddar cheese and the other costs $4.75.

The order with bologna is either the order with cheddar cheese or the $3.75 sandwich.

Greg's sandwich costs 3 dollars less than Omar's sandwich.

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
salami


The winner from Mexico didn't win the prize in medicine.

Of Betty Brewer and the person who won the prize in bioengineering, one won in 1968 and the other is from Australia.

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

The winner from Poland won her prize 4 years before Betty Brewer.

Of Olive Olson and the person from Mexico, one won the prize in literature and the other won in 1968.

The five winners are the person from Ireland, the winner who won in 1964, the person who won the prize in literature, the person who won the prize in bioengineering and the winner who won in 1968.

The person who won the prize in economics won her prize 8 years before Fay Ferguson.

The winner who won in 1972 is either the person who won the prize in economics or the winner who won the prize in literature.

Betty Brewer
Fay Ferguson
Ida Ingram
Olive Olson
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering economics literature medicine


The piece going to Portland cost 250 dollars less than "Sniffletoe".

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

Of "Sniffletoe" and the piece going to St. Moritz, one is Lucas's and the other cost $750.

The piece going to Vancouver, the dummy going to Portland and Kelly's dummy are all different dummies.

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

Of Kelly's puppet and "Yenga", one cost $1,500 and the other is going to Vancouver.

The $1,500 dummy, the piece going to Vancouver, and the dummy going to Oslo are three different dummies.

Isabel's dummy is either "Waldarama" or the puppet going to St. Moritz.

Margarita's piece cost somewhat less than the puppet going to Mexico City.

Sniffletoe Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver


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

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

The bear cost 3 dollars more than the balloon Heidi bought.

The fish cost 3 dollars less than the balloon Curtis bought.

The yellow balloon was either the piece Francisco bought or the fish.

The gold animal cost  more than the white balloon.

The gold animal was either the $6.00 animal or the $5.00 balloon.

The cat, the $4.00 balloon, and the animal William bought are three different items.

Of the animal William bought and the $5.00 piece, one was the monkey and the other was purple.


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 fin whale, Curtis, and the 25 ft long specimen are three different whales.

The specimen donated in 2015 is either Curtis or Evan.

Felipe, the 25 ft long specimen, and the specimen donated in 2013 are three different whales.

The bowhead whale wasn't donated in 2013.

The bowhead whale is somewhat longer than the whale donated in 2004.

Of the gray whale and Curtis, one was donated to the aquarium in 2013 and the other is 27 ft long.

The exhibit donated in 2007 is 4 feet longer than the bowhead whale.

The five whales are Brent, the 25 ft long exhibit, the exhibit donated in 2015, the exhibit donated in 2013 and the 27 ft long whale.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
sei whale


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

The system made by Hayco Inc. came out 2 years after the machine made by Tarco Inc..

Of the game released in 1975 and "Voyager Hero", one was made by Pinnefore and the other costs $2,000.

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

The system released in 1976 doesn't cost $1,500.

The machine made by Hayco Inc. came out 1 year before "Aladeen".

"Bowling Alley" wasn't released in 1976.

The game released in 1976, "Voyager Hero", and the $6,400 pinball machine are three different games.

"Archer Quest" wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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

The one from Appleton, CT costs 10 cents less than the one from Charlestown, CT.

The Fanneuil oyster costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Punaville, RI.

The Welcher oyster is from Punaville, RI.

The oyster with the creamy finish is either the oyster that costs $2.40 or the one from Punaville, RI.

The oyster with the citrusy finish costs somewhat less than the Katamaka oyster.

The Welcher oyster costs 10 cents more than the oyster with the melon-like finish.

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

Of the oyster that costs $2.20 and the Fanneuil oyster, one is from Barnstable, ME and the other has a briny taste.

The Ninigreth oyster isn't from Appleton, CT.

The oyster with the briny finish costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Punaville, RI.

Fanneuil Katamaka Ninigreth Summersill Welcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC


The facility scheduled to go online in 2020 isn't headed by Dr. Morgan.

The Stockholm accelerator is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 or the project headed by Dr. Dorsey.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online sometime after the Dublin accelerator.

The Dublin accelerator will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Quinn.

The Lectra 4C is either the project headed by Dr. Morgan or the Stockholm facility.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 2 years after the Copenhagen facility.

Of the Tevatron LHC and the project headed by Dr. Tate, one is in Stockholm and the other will go online in 2018.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Noble
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Tate

Copenhagen Dublin Helsinki Reykjavik Stockholm


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 was either the person who won the $18.25 pot or Derek.

Of Wilbur and the person who won with one pair, one won the $3.75 pot and the other won the second hand.

Of Theodore and the competitor who won with a flush, one won the first hand and the other won the $6.50 pot.

The person who won with a royal flush, the player who won the second hand, and the player who won the fourth hand are three different people.

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

The person who won with a flush won sometime before the player who won the $6.50 pot.

Veronica won 1 hand before the player who won with a straight flush.

Derek Ernestine Theodore Veronica Wilbur

one pair
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

The ice cream truck isn't driven by Richard.

The mobile library with 250 books is driven by Sheryl.

The mobile library with 450 books isn't the Winnebago.

Of the vehicle Leroy drives and the bookmobile with 450 books, one is the ice cream truck and the other is "Lit on Wheels".

The ambulance is either "Ready Reader" or the mobile library Terri drives.

The mobile library Terri drives is either the ice cream truck or "Books-4-U".

"Lit on Wheels", the mobile library with 350 books, and the Greyhound bus are three different vehicles.

Of "Dream Machine" and the school bus, one is driven by Sheryl and the other has 400 books.

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

ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
school bus
Winnebago


"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 the $250 item, one was made of chestnut and the other was crafted by Shelley.

Velma's item costs 75 dollars less than the piece made of walnut.

Yvette's item costs 50 dollars less than the item made of sandalwood.

Neither Cheri's item nor the $300 item is the item made of walnut.

Of the coffee table and the $325 piece, one was made of walnut and the other was crafted by Velma.

Kendra's item is either the end table or the item made of chestnut.

The item made of mahogany costs  less than the bookshelf.

bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool


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

The structure in Den Bommel isn't owned by the Bakker family.

Of Westmolen and the home built in 1729, one is in Moerkapelle and the other is owned by the Visser family.

The windmill in Moerkapelle isn't owned by the Meijer family.

Doesmolen was built 69 years before the home in Den Bommel.

The Bakker family's structure is either the structure built in 1775 or Doesmolen.

Doesmolen was built 46 years before the Visser family's structure.

The windmill in Aarlanderveen was built 69 years after the Van den Berg family's structure.

Grosmolen was built sometime before the Bakker family's house.

The house in Kinderdijk is either the De Vries family's structure or the Van den Berg family's structure.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Westmolen

Bakker
De Vries
Meijer
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle


The $1,750 game and the pinball machine released in 1977 are different games.

"Meteor Rise", the $2,500 game, and the pinball machine released in 1977 are three different games.

The system released in 1975 is either the $3,750 system or the $2,500 system.

"Disco Mania" came out sometime after the pinball machine made by Arco.

"Voyager Hero" came out 1 year after the system made by Hayco Inc..

The machine made by Waverly Toys came out 2 years after "Zany Circus".

The $3,750 game wasn't made by Tarco Inc..

Of the pinball machine released in 1976 and the $1,750 game, one was made by Arco and the other is "Voyager Hero".

The $5,200 game is either the game released in 1975 or the machine released in 1974.

Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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.

Leslie Lane won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who won at Scotch Pines.

Wendy Wells won her tournament 3 years before the person who won at Amble Glen.

The woman who scored a 66 won her tournament 1 year after the woman who scored a 62.

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

Pamela Peet was either the woman who won at Amble Glen or the golfer who scored a 65.

The golfer who scored a 65 won her tournament sometime after Alison Ames.

Wendy Wells was either the woman who won in 1920 or the woman who scored a 67.

Of the person who won in 1920 and the golfer who scored a 67, one won at Willow Grove and the other was Denise Detz.

Alison Ames
Denise Detz
Leslie Lane
Pamela Peet
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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.

Willie finished 2 places before the person who got 20 Across wrong.

Of the solver from Eustis and the solver who finished fourth, one was Zachary and the other answered 20 Across incorrectly.

The person who got 18 Down wrong finished 1 place after the contestant who got 20 Across wrong.

The solver from Fowler was either the solver who got 4 Across wrong or the contestant who finished fourth.

The solver from Van Nuys finished sometime before the person who got 26 Down wrong.

The contestant who got 2 Down wrong was from Needles.

2 Down
4 Across
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down


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.

Otis has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

The student who finished in first place has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

Otis has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

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

Yvette had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Nick.

The student whose final word was "consomme" was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The five people are Hannah, the contestant whose final word was "anemic", the child whose final word was "bulwark", the student who finished in seventh place and the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

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

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


The house in Leiderdorp, the Visser family's structure, and the structure built in 1752 are three different structures.

The structure in Den Bommel was built 69 years after the De Vries family's home.

The windmill built in 1752 is in Moerkapelle.

Oostmolen was built 46 years after the Bakker family's home.

The home in Leiderdorp is owned by the Meijer family.

The structure in Moerkapelle was built 23 years after Doesmolen.

The Meijer family's house is either Grosmolen or the home built in 1706.

Of the house in Aarlanderveen and the windmill built in 1752, one is owned by the De Vries family and the other is Hoekmolen.


Of the vehicle with 250 books and the vehicle Violet drives, one is the Mack truck and the other is the Greyhound bus.

The bookmobile with 450 books isn't driven by Francisco.

The five vehicles are the bookmobile with 350 books, "Tiny Tomes", "Books-4-U", the Greyhound bus and the Mack truck.

The mobile library Myra drives has 50 fewer books than "Books-4-U".

Of the mobile library Francisco drives and the mobile library with 350 books, one is "Tiny Tomes" and the other is the school bus.

"Words To Go" has 150 fewer books than the ambulance.

The vehicle with 450 books isn't the Greyhound bus.

"Words To Go" has 150 fewer books than the mobile library Francisco drives.

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

ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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

The program that aired on Monday, the show that aired on WNW and the show that aired on SBC were all different programs.

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

The program that aired at 4:30pm didn't air on FNX.

The program with 750,000 viewers aired on FNX.

The show that aired on Tuesday had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on CBR.

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

The show that aired on WNW didn't air on Saturday.

The show that aired at 10:00pm, the show that aired on WNW, and the show with 250,000 viewers are three different programs.

Of the show that aired at 2:00pm and the program that aired on Tuesday, one aired on SBC and the other brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

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


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.

Betty Brewer is either the winner from Canada or the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

The person who won in 1968 is from Poland.

The winner from Australia didn't win the prize in astronomy.

Of the person who won the prize in physics and the person from Poland, one is Norma Nolan and the other won in 1972.

The winner who won in 1964 didn't win the prize in astronomy.

The winner who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize 4 years before Deb Daniels.

Tara Tate didn't win the prize in literature.

Deb Daniels won her prize 4 years before Fay Ferguson.

The person who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize 4 years after the person from New Zealand.

Betty Brewer
Deb Daniels
Fay Ferguson
Norma Nolan
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering literature medicine physics

Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Poland
Russia


Maxine Mohn won her tournament sometime after the woman who won at Willow Grove.

The person who won at Cowbush Cove won her tournament 3 years before Kristina Katz.

The golfer who scored a 59 won her tournament 3 years after the woman who scored a 62.

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

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines shot a 59.

The person who won at Cowbush Cove was either the person who scored a 61 or the person who won in 1923.

Of the golfer who won in 1920 and the golfer who scored a 64, one was Kristina Katz and the other won at Cowbush Cove.

Neither the golfer who won at Spotswood nor Bonita Bitz was the golfer who won in 1920.

Bonita Bitz
Kristina Katz
Maxine Mohn
Olivia Oden
Vickie Vern


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.

Of the patient with the 1:30pm appointment and the patient who will be seeing Dr. Owens, one is Dwight and the other has the appointment for the veneers.

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

The person who will be seeing Dr. Owens has an appointment 1 hour after Tommy.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Valdez, the patient with the 12:30pm appointment, and Dwight are three different people.

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

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Nixon doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

The client going in for the crown has an appointment 2 hours after Allison.

The client with the 9:30am appointment doesn't have the appointment for the root canal.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Winters.

cleaning
crown
extraction
root canal
veneers

Dr. Nixon
Dr. Owens
Dr. Santos
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters


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 person who found 20 ounces of gold didn't work in Canada.

The miner who worked in Alaska was either the person working at York River or the miner working at Fuller Rise.

The prospector working at Tyrol Creek finished with somewhat more gold than Adam Alford.

The miner who found 14 ounces of gold didn't work in Canada.

The miner who worked in New Mexico didn't work at the Tyrol Creek claim.

The miner working at York River finished with 9 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

Of the prospector working at Fuller Rise and the miner who found 23 ounces of gold, one worked in New Mexico and the other was Adam Alford.

The prospector who found 17 ounces of gold worked the Culver Gorge claim.

The prospector who worked in Colorado was either Adam Alford or the person who found 17 ounces of gold.

Elroy Ellis finished with 6 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Jack Jacobs

Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek
York River

Alaska
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico
Oregon


Grace Goritz won her tournament sometime after the person who scored a 61.

Grace Goritz didn't win at Cowbush Cove.

Of the golfer who scored a 60 and Ethel Erwin, one won in 1922 and the other won at Willow Grove.

The woman who won at Juniper Hills was either Ethel Erwin or the woman who scored a 61.

Of the person who scored a 60 and Ethel Erwin, one won in 1920 and the other won at Scotch Pines.

The five golfers were Nellie Nolan, the woman who scored a 65, the person who won in 1920, the person who won in 1924 and the woman who won in 1921.

The person who won in 1923 was either the golfer who won at Pennyfoot or the woman who won at Willow Grove.

Ethel Erwin
Grace Goritz
Harriet Holt
Nellie Nolan
Robin Rust

Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Willow Grove


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

The player on the Spartans was the center forward.

The player who started in 1985 didn't play for the Mustangs.

Of the person on the Mustangs and the player who started in 1979, one was Awad and the other was the center forward.

The player on the Mustangs wasn't the second striker.

The player on the Spartans started 3 years before Banben.

Of the wing back and the player on the Spartans, one was Kawa and the other began playing in 1982.

The person on the Rangers started sometime before Kawa.

The full back was either the player on the Stingrays or the player who started in 1985.

center back
center forward
full back
second striker
wing back

Minutemen Mustangs Rangers Spartans Stingrays


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 five people are Ora Osborne, the person who gave Ally the planter, the friend who spent $400, the attendee who gave Ally the HD tv and the attendee who lives in Jonesboro.

Kit Kelley spent 50 dollars more than the person who gave Ally the HD tv.

Ned Norris is either the friend who gave Ally the blender or the friend who spent $400.

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

Of Ora Osborne and Kit Kelley, one spent $500 and the other lives in Sun City.

The person who gave Ally the blender spent 25 dollars more than the person who lives in Eustis.

Of the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player and the friend who spent $400, one lives in Eustis and the other is Kit Kelley.

Kit Kelley
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
HD tv
laptop
planter

Clovis
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City


Of the golfer who won at Pennyfoot and the golfer who scored a 59, one won in 1924 and the other was Tina Tuttle.

The woman who won at Amble Glen shot a 64.

The golfer who scored a 66 won her tournament 1 year after the woman who won at Amble Glen.

The person who won at Scotch Pines won her tournament 1 year before Pamela Peet.

Grace Goritz was either the golfer who scored a 59 or the person who won in 1922.

The golfer who won at Spotswood won her tournament 3 years before Ethel Erwin.

Tina Tuttle won her tournament 2 years before the woman who won at Amble Glen.

The person who won at Pennyfoot won her tournament sometime after Tina Tuttle.

Denise Detz
Ethel Erwin
Grace Goritz
Pamela Peet
Tina Tuttle

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood


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 Juad culture was founded 500 years after the culture located near Junction City.

The culture founded in 850 AD didn't have a population size of 8,000.

The Oiracha culture wasn't based near Arnolds Park.

The Lyeilia culture was based near Junction City.

Of the Lyeilia culture and the culture founded in 100 AD, one had a population size of 9,500 and the other was based near Kentfield.

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

The society founded in 100 AD was either the culture with 9,000 people or the culture located near Junction City.

The Lyeilia culture was founded 500 years after the Hatgare culture.

The Zuneos culture didn't have a population size of 6,500.

Neither the Lyeilia culture nor the Zuneos culture was the society founded in 350 AD.

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

The culture located near Waterloo didn't have a population size of 8,000.

Arnolds Park
Junction City
Kentfield
Unity
Waterloo


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

The traveler born on July 16th is not from Austria.

The person from Mexico has a birthday sometime before Charles.

Charles has a birthday 2 months before Frank.

The lawyer has a birthday 2 months before the person from Norway.

Neither Frank nor the person whose birthday is on April 13th is the politician.

Of the person whose birthday is on July 16th and Frank, one is from Belgium and the other is the engineer.

The traveler from Austria is not the lawyer.

The traveler whose birthday is on June 14th is the diplomat.

architect diplomat engineer lawyer politician


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.

Of the mogul worth $27 billion and Al Acosta, one works in the aerospace industry and the other is from France.

The person from Ireland is worth 1 billion less than the tycoon from Argentina.

Ed Everett doesn't work in the finance industry.

The tycoon who works in the biotech industry is either the magnate worth $26 billion or the magnate from Argentina.

Cal Craig doesn't work in the biotech industry.

Joseph Jakes is worth 1 billion more than the tycoon from Canada.

The tycoon worth $25 billion isn't from Norway.

Ed Everett is worth somewhat more than the tycoon who works in the retail industry.

The tycoon worth $28 billion works in the biotech industry.

Al Acosta
Cal Craig
Ed Everett
Joseph Jakes
Sid Scott

aerospace biotech finance retail software


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

The passenger going to Colorado will leave 1 month before Yolanda.

Of the aerophobe leaving in April and the passenger with the horseshoe, one is Sophie and the other will go to Ohio.

The flier leaving in March is either the flier with the horseshoe or the aerophobe going to Colorado.

Of the passenger with the lucky hat and the aerophobe going to Nebraska, one is Jaime and the other will leave in April.

The flier with the horseshoe, the flier with the wishbone and Peggy are all different fliers.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
wishbone


The player on the Silverbacks was the sweeper.

The center forward started sometime before the person on the Hammerheads.

Banben started 3 years after the player on the Silverbacks.

Neither the player on the Whitecaps nor the center back was the person who started in 1985.

The wing back was either Kawa or the player who started in 1985.

Of the player on the Stingrays and the player who started in 1979, one was Hatcha and the other was the center back.

center back
center forward
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Bulldogs Hammerheads Silverbacks Stingrays Whitecaps


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

The person from Zenaida's scored 7 fewer points than Luther.

The person from Epicurious made the cajun chili.

The cook who scored 49 points didn't make the jambalaya.

The chef who made the cashew tofu is either the cook from Demitasse or the chef who scored 63 points.

The chef who made the turkey soup scored somewhat fewer points than the chef from Zenaida's.

The person from Demitasse scored somewhat fewer points than Tyrone.

Of the cook from Epicurious and Darlene, one scored 70 points and the other made the cashew tofu.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Epicurious
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


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

The runner who chose pomodoro sauce paid 1 dollar less than Yolanda.

Oscar was either the runner who ordered capellini or the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce.

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

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

The runner who chose puttanesca sauce didn't order penne.

The five runners were Pablo, the contestant who paid $7.99, the competitor who paid $9.99, the competitor who paid $6.99 and the competitor who ordered vermicelli.

capellini fusilli penne rigatoni vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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.

Of "Meteor Rise" and the $6,400 pinball machine, one was made by Maxigame and the other was released in 1974.

The game released in 1978 doesn't cost $1,500.

The pinball machine made by Pinnefore came out 1 year after "Aladeen".

The pinball machine released in 1974 wasn't made by Arco.

"Bowling Alley" came out 1 year before the pinball machine made by Tarco Inc..

The game released in 1977 doesn't cost $3,750.

The $5,200 game, "Disco Mania", and the game made by Maxigame are three different games.

The $6,400 game, the game made by Pinnefore, and the pinball machine released in 1976 are three different games.

The machine released in 1978 was made by Maxigame.

The $5,200 pinball machine was made by Tarco Inc..

"Aladeen" came out 1 year before "Bowling Alley".

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise

Arco
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


Carrie Cole won her tournament sometime after the woman who scored a 62.

The person who won at Willow Grove, the person who won in 1923, the golfer who won in 1921 and the person who won in 1924 were all different golfers.

Of the golfer who won at Amble Glen and the person who scored a 62, one was Robin Rust and the other won in 1923.

Olivia Oden won her tournament 2 years after the person who scored a 64.

Robin Rust won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who won at Juniper Hills.

Of the person who scored a 64 and the golfer who won at Amble Glen, one won in 1923 and the other was Carrie Cole.

The woman who won at Spotswood won her tournament sometime after Harriet Holt.

The person who won in 1923 didn't shoot a 65.

The woman who scored a 63 won her tournament sometime after the golfer who won at Amble Glen.

The woman who won at Spotswood didn't shoot a 63.

Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Harriet Holt
Olivia Oden
Robin Rust

Amble Glen
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The person who finished fourth was either the solver who got 2 Down wrong or the person who got 20 Across wrong.

The contestant who got 2 Down wrong wasn't from Fowler.

Grace finished sometime after the contestant from Bertram.

The person who finished third was from Westport.

The solver who got 18 Down wrong was from Canoga Park.

The solver who got 2 Down wrong wasn't from Bertram.

The solver who finished second, Frederick, and the contestant from Canoga Park are three different people.

Of the person from Westport and the solver who finished fourth, one answered 26 Down incorrectly and the other was Grace.

The person from Miles finished 2 places after Frederick.

Willie, the person who finished second and the contestant who finished fifth were all different people.

Bertram
Canoga Park
Fowler
Miles
Westport

2 Down
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down


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

The competitor who won the fourth hand won the $6.50 pot.

Nathaniel, the person who won the fifth hand, and the competitor who won with a straight are three different people.

The competitor who won with a straight flush was either the competitor who won the second hand or the person who won the $6.50 pot.

The player who won the $3.75 pot won sometime before the player who won the $23.25 pot.

The player who won the $12.50 pot didn't win with a straight.

Guillermo won 3 hands after the competitor who won the $23.25 pot.

Of the person who won the fifth hand and the person who won with a full house, one was Derek and the other won the $18.25 pot.

The player who won with a royal flush, the person who won the fourth hand, and the player who won the third hand are three different people.

one pair
full house
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

Black River is either the one begun in 1989 or the one run by Mike McClain.

Of the fund with a return of 9% and the one run by Ule Underwood, one started in 2009 and the other is Pine Bay.

The fund run by Larry Larsen has had a 2 percent smaller return than the fund run by Mike McClain.

First Crescent isn't the hedge fund with a return of 10%.

Silver Rock has had a 2 percent smaller return than the one run by Patty Paul.

The fund begun in 1972 has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one run by Ule Underwood.

The five funds are the one begun in 1989, Pine Bay, the fund with a return of 6%, the one with a return of 8% and the one run by Ule Underwood.

The one with a return of 9% is run by Mike McClain.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Patty Paul
Ralph Ross
Ule Underwood


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

The Ingram's home won't be going to Yountville.

The 125 sq ft structure is either the $38,000 structure or the house going to Fullerton.

The house going to Yountville sold for $35,000.

The five houses are the 95 sq ft home, the home going to Unionville, the house going to Mission Viejo, the Whitehead's structure and the structure going to Yountville.

Of the 125 sq ft home and the Ewing's house, one will be delivered to Unionville and the other sold for $29,000.

Of the structure going to Unionville and the $27,500 structure, one is 95 sq ft and the other is for the Davidsons.

The house going to Fullerton sold for $27,500.

The house going to Mission Viejo is somewhat smaller than the home going to Yountville.

Davidson Ewing Ingram Underwood Whitehead

Fullerton
Healdsburg
Mission Viejo
Unionville
Yountville


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 five golfers were Vickie Vern, the person who scored a 65, the person who scored a 64, the woman who scored a 61 and the woman who scored a 67.

Ethel Erwin was either the woman who won in 1924 or the golfer who scored a 65.

The woman who won at Cowbush Cove shot a 65.

Olivia Oden was either the person who won at Willow Grove or the person who won at Pennyfoot.

The woman who won at Scotch Pines won her tournament 1 year before the woman who scored a 59.

Of the person who won in 1920 and the person who scored a 65, one won at Scotch Pines and the other was Ethel Erwin.

Of the golfer who scored a 67 and Bonita Bitz, one won in 1920 and the other won at Willow Grove.

Bonita Bitz
Ethel Erwin
Freda Fritz
Olivia Oden
Vickie Vern

Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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

The temple in Uchida is either Sama Takako or Amari Michi.

The temple in Uchida was built 60 years after Matsuno Okura.

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

The structure dedicated to the frog isn't in Niwa.

The temple dedicated to the frog, the shrine in Funai, and the shrine in Toyagi are three different shrines.

The structure in Uchida was built 180 years before the shrine in Funai.

Of Okabe Honzo and the shrine dedicated to the dragon, one was built in 1765 and the other is in Toyagi.

The structure dedicated to the deer is in Uchida.

The five shrines are the temple dedicated to the deer, the structure in Funai, the temple in Niwa, Amari Michi and the shrine in Toyagi.

Sama Takako was built 60 years after the structure in Toyagi.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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

The ambulance has  fewer books than the mobile library Richard drives.

The school bus, the mobile library with 350 books, the bookmobile Richard drives and "Lit on Wheels" are all different vehicles.

"Lit on Wheels" is either the Winnebago or the school bus.

The bookmobile Jaime drives has 100 fewer books than the Greyhound bus.

The bookmobile Francisco drives is either the Winnebago or "Tiny Tomes".

The mobile library Francisco drives has 50 more books than the Mack truck.

"Words To Go" has  more books than the ambulance.

The mobile library Patsy drives has 150 more books than "Words To Go".

The bookmobile with 450 books isn't the Winnebago.

ambulance
Greyhound bus
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


Robin Rust won her tournament sometime after the woman who scored a 67.

Of the golfer who won at Amble Glen and the person who won in 1924, one was Shari Steel and the other shot a 62.

Neither the woman who won at Pennyfoot nor the person who won at Cowbush Cove was the golfer who won in 1921.

The golfer who won in 1921 was either Olivia Oden or Harriet Holt.

The person who won in 1924, the golfer who won at Pennyfoot, the person who scored a 60 and Ethel Erwin were all different golfers.

The woman who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 3 years before the person who scored a 67.

Of the person who scored a 60 and the golfer who won in 1923, one was Olivia Oden and the other won at Spotswood.

Ethel Erwin
Harriet Holt
Olivia Oden
Robin Rust
Shari Steel

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The diplomat, Neville, Harry and the person whose birthday is on August 15th are all different people.

The traveler from South Africa is the musician.

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

The traveler from Belgium is the engineer.

The diplomat has a birthday 1 month after the politician.

Of the person born on April 13th and Gerald, one is from Canada and the other is the politician.

Neither the politician nor the diplomat is Neville.

The traveler from Canada has a birthday sometime after the musician.

diplomat engineer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Mexico
South Africa


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.

Neither Sheryl nor the student who spoke for 6 minutes was the student who got the B+.

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes didn't get the A-.

Virgil spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill.

The student who got the D didn't talk about P.M. Asquith.

Of the presenter who got the B- and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. North, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other was Dominic.

Of the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes and the student who got the B-, one talked about P.M. Wilson and the other was Virgil.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who got the A-.


Kit Kelley spent 50 dollars more than the friend who lives in Jonesboro.

The attendee who lives in Twin Peaks spent 50 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

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

Ned Norris spent 25 dollars less than the person who lives in Jonesboro.

Mitch Mayo didn't give Ally the blender.

The attendee who lives in Sun City didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

Mitch Mayo spent 75 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the juicer.

Ned Norris didn't give Ally the blender.

The friend who lives in Twin Peaks didn't give Ally the toaster.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
planter
toaster

Decatur City
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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 five planes were the plane that was thrown 5th, the black plane, the airplane that went 15 feet, Roderick's design and the plane that went 55 feet.

Valerie's design went 20 feet farther than the white airplane.

The yellow plane was either the airplane that went 55 feet or Aaron's design.

Of Omar's design and the airplane that went 55 feet, one was white and the other was thrown 6th.

The plane that was thrown 4th went somewhat farther than Roderick's design.

Of the yellow airplane and Valerie's design, one went 45 feet and the other was thrown 4th.


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

The sighting from Dows was submitted 2 days before Edith Estes's report.

The sighting from Zearing was submitted 1 day before the sighting of the cone-shaped UFO.

Hal Harrison's report was received on August 5.

Of the sighting from Upper Lake and Cindy Chan's report, one was received on August 6 and the other involved the oval-shaped UFO.

The August 8 report was either the report from Visalia or the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

Neither the report from Dows nor Edith Estes's report was the sighting of the cigar-shaped UFO.

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted 2 days after the sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

The August 6 sighting involved the cigar-shaped UFO.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison


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

Of Mr. Zimmerman's class and the course with 37 students, one is the Chemistry class and the other is in room 319.

The course with 35 students is taught by Underwood.

Neither the class in room 114 nor the Physics class is the course with 35 students.

The class with 35 students isn't the Art class.

The course in room 319 isn't the Physics class.

The course in room 405 is either Mr. Zimmerman's class or the Algebra class.

Mr. Velasquez's class has 2  more students than the Chemistry class.

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

The class in room 405 has 4  more students than Mr. Ellis's class.

Ellis Owen Underwood Velasquez Zimmerman

Algebra Art Chemistry Physics Pre-Calculus


The competitor who ordered vermicelli paid  more than the competitor who chose mushroom sauce.

Jack paid  less than the competitor who ordered spaghetti.

The competitor who paid $10.99 didn't order vermicelli.

The runner who chose bolognese sauce paid 1 dollar less than Wade.

Of the contestant who paid $8.99 and the contestant who chose pomodoro sauce, one was Louis and the other ordered vermicelli.

Of the competitor who ordered rotini and the runner who chose alfredo sauce, one was Louis and the other paid $7.99.

The contestant who chose bolognese sauce didn't order penne.

The runner who paid $8.99 ordered spaghetti.

fettuccine penne rotini spaghetti vermicelli

alfredo bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro


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

Of Sihat and the fall Derrick photographed in 2002, one has a height of 120 ft and the other is in Jamaica.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1983 is 10 ft taller than Rhoqua.

The 100 ft tall waterfall is in Jamaica.

The five waterfalls are the waterfall Derrick shot in 1983, the 100 ft tall fall, Sihat, the fall in New Zealand and the 115 ft tall waterfall.

Neither Sihat nor the 115 ft tall fall is the waterfall located in Switzerland.

The fall Derrick shot in 1999 is 5 ft higher than the waterfall located in Nigeria.

Of the 100 ft tall fall and Cerbel, one is located in Nigeria and the other was shot in 2002.

Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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 cache that held the marbles was found 3 days after the box at 88.0431 W.

The cache that held the brass key was at 88.3907 W.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found 3 days before the case at 88.2694 W.

The case that held the chewing gum wasn't at 88.1863 W.

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

The case at 88.3907 W, the box found on May 15, and the case that held the sunglasses are three different boxes.

The case that held the sunglasses wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The case at 41.0237 N, the cache found on May 15, and the box that held the marbles are three different boxes.

Of the box found on May 6 and the case at 88.1863 W, one held the marbles and the other was at 41.0072 N.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found 9 days after the box at 88.0431 W.

brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
sunglasses


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 Welcher oyster is from Nesketucket, MA.

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

The Katamaka oyster doesn't have a buttery flavor.

The one with the briny finish costs 10 cents more than the one from Willapa, RI.

The oyster from Willapa, RI costs somewhat less than the Thatcher oyster.

The oyster with the buttery finish is either the oyster from Appleton, CT or the one that costs $2.10.

The Thatcher oyster has a melon-like taste.

The oyster that costs $2.30 is either the oyster with the citrusy finish or the oyster with the briny finish.

Of the Island Creek oyster and the one that costs $2.20, one has a melon-like taste and the other is from Punaville, RI.

Island Creek
Katamaka
Summersill
Thatcher
Welcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI


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 Lyeilia culture wasn't founded in 350 AD.

The culture located near Lacona didn't have a population size of 4,500.

The Quyit culture was based near Kentfield.

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

The culture located near New Liberty didn't have a population size of 4,500.

Of the Quyit culture and the society founded in 600 AD, one was based near Waterloo and the other had a population size of 9,000.

Of the culture founded in 850 AD and the culture located near Lacona, one was the Quyit culture and the other was the Danseri culture.

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

The culture located near Quasqueton was founded 250 years before the Lyeilia culture.

The Quyit culture was founded sometime after the culture with 8,000 people.

The society founded in 600 AD was either the Danseri culture or the culture with 5,000 people.

Kentfield
Lacona
New Liberty
Quasqueton
Waterloo


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 person working at York River was either the person who found 17 ounces of gold or Fred Fletcher.

The person who found 20 ounces of gold was either the miner who worked in Nevada or the prospector who worked in Alaska.

The miner who found 14 ounces of gold didn't work in California.

Fred Fletcher finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the person working at Laurel Ridge.

Ivan Ingram finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the miner who worked in Nevada.

Gil Gonzalez finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector working at York River.

Of the person who worked in California and the person who found 23 ounces of gold, one worked the Tyrol Creek claim and the other was Jack Jacobs.

The prospector who worked in New Mexico didn't work at the Glacier Grove claim.

The miner who worked in New Mexico finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than Ivan Ingram.

Adam Alford
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River

Alaska
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


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

The cook from Oceanside made the lemon snapper.

The person from Zenaida's scored 7 more points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

The person who scored 63 points is either the person from Zenaida's or the person from Oceanside.

The cook from Epicurious is either the person who made the turkey soup or the person who made the smoked pork.

The cook from Enzo's scored 7 more points than Yolanda.

Of the cook who scored 49 points and the chef who made the cajun chili, one was Jim and the other works at Demitasse.

Bertha, the chef who scored 49 points, the chef who made the turkey soup and the person from Zenaida's are all different chefs.

cajun chili
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Demitasse Enzo\'s Epicurious Oceanside Zenaida\'s


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.

Of Orlando and the person going in for the root canal, one will be seen by Dr. Nixon and the other is scheduled for 10:30am.

Harold has an appointment 3 hours after the client going in for the whitening.

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

Orlando has an appointment 2 hours after the client going in for the whitening.

The patient with the 1:30pm appointment, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds, Orlando and Patsy are all different people.

Patsy has an appointment sometime after the client who will be seeing Dr. Owens.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Park doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

cleaning
crown
filling
root canal
whitening

Dr. Nixon
Dr. Owens
Dr. Park
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Winters


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

The player who won the $5.25 pot, the person who won the fourth hand, the person who won the third hand and the player who won the first hand were all different people.

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

Of the person who won the first hand and the competitor who won the fourth hand, one won with two pairs and the other was Yvonne.

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

The competitor who won the $5.25 pot won 3 hands after the competitor who won with a straight.

The person who won with a straight flush won 2 hands after the player who won the $9.00 pot.

Of the person who won with a full house and the person who won the $18.25 pot, one won the third hand and the other was Frances.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot didn't win with two pairs.

The person who won the first hand won the $9.00 pot.

two pairs
full house
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

The machine released in 1978 was made by Hayco Inc..

Of the $3,750 pinball machine and "Aladeen", one was released in 1978 and the other was made by Maxigame.

The pinball machine made by Tarco Inc. came out 2 years after "Meteor Rise".

The $1,750 pinball machine came out 2 years before the game made by Arco.

"Meteor Rise" came out 1 year before the system made by Maxigame.

"Archer Quest" came out 1 year after the system made by Tarco Inc..

The $5,200 system came out sometime before the $6,400 pinball machine.

The $5,200 pinball machine, the game released in 1976, and "Voyager Hero" are three different games.

The game released in 1976 doesn't cost $6,400.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.