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

The golfer who scored a 60 won her tournament 1 year before Leslie Lane.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines won her tournament sometime after the golfer who scored a 60.

The woman who won at Amble Glen didn't shoot a 60.

Of the woman who scored a 67 and the woman who won in 1923, one was Shari Steel and the other won at Juniper Hills.

Neither the woman who won in 1920 nor Wendy Wells was the person who scored a 66.

The person who won at Scotch Pines was either the golfer who scored a 67 or the woman who scored a 60.

Grace Goritz
Leslie Lane
Shari Steel
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines


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.

Tim Townsend doesn't work in the medical industry.

Joseph Jakes is worth 2 billion less than the person from Germany.

The mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry, the person from England, and the magnate worth $25 billion are three different people.

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

The person from Germany is worth 1 billion less than Betty Bush.

The tycoon who works in the banking industry is either the mogul from Norway or the tycoon worth $26 billion.

The magnate who works in the banking industry is worth somewhat more than Tim Townsend.

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

Betty Bush
Gil Gallegos
Joseph Jakes
Tim Townsend


The person who won in 1921 didn't shoot a 65.

The woman who scored a 62 won her tournament sometime before the woman who won at Pennyfoot.

Of the golfer who won in 1921 and the golfer who scored a 61, one was Grace Goritz and the other won at Scotch Pines.

The woman who won in 1923 was either Grace Goritz or the woman who won at Willow Grove.

Neither Kristina Katz nor Inez was the golfer who won at Spotswood.

The person who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 61.

Denise Detz
Grace Goritz
Inez
Kristina Katz

Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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

The case at 88.0431 W, the case at 40.6656 N, and the box that held the sunglasses are three different boxes.

The cache at 40.5912 N was found sometime after the case that held the sunglasses.

The box at 40.6656 N was found 3 days after the case that held the ancient coin.

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

Of the box at 40.8991 N and the cache at 41.0237 N, one was at 88.1928 W and the other was found on May 12.

The box that held the chewing gum was found 3 days before the case at 88.3907 W.

ancient coin
chewing gum
marbles
sunglasses


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

The organism sequenced in December has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in September.

The one with 500 genes was either the organism sequenced in August or V. tenesis.

The one sequenced in December was either the organism sequenced by Dr. Copeland or the organism sequenced by Dr. Walsh.

Of the bacteria sequenced in July and the bacteria with 500 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Bradford and the other is V. tenesis.

The organism with 500 genes was sequenced by Dr. Walsh.

The organism with 1,000 genes wasn't sequenced in August.

D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
P. wellington
V. tenesis


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.

Grosmolen was built sometime after the house in Hoogmade.

The Smit family's windmill was built sometime after Oostmolen.

The house in Den Bommel, Grosmolen, and the Smit family's home are three different structures.

The windmill in Leiderdorp is either Oostmolen or the Van Dijk family's structure.

Of the windmill built in 1752 and Zemelmolen, one is in Den Bommel and the other is owned by the Smit family.

The house in Kinderdijk is owned by the Jansen family.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Oostmolen Zemelmolen

Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp


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

Neither the person who ordered the Italian sub nor Rebecca is the team member whose order cost $5.35.

Peter owes  more than the person who ordered the club sandwich.

Of the person whose order cost $4.90 and the team member whose order cost $6.25, one ordered the water and the other is Hannah.

Peter is either the salesperson who ordered the iced tea or the salesperson who ordered the grape soda.

The salesperson who ordered the grape soda ordered the Italian sub.

Neither the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub nor Rebecca is the person who ordered the water.

The team member who ordered the iced tea didn't order the taco salad.

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


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

Neither ABTR nor the health care stock was the stock that sold for $26 per share.

The stock Delilah bought was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the utilities stock.

Of the stock Abigail bought and the stock Delilah bought, one was in the telecom sector and the other sold for $26 per share.

GXTV was  per share more expensive than the telecom stock.

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


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.

Gus is 4 feet shorter than the exhibit donated in 2008.

The 25 ft long exhibit wasn't donated in 2013.

Of the narwhal and the 27 ft long exhibit, one is Curtis and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2012.

Brent is 4 feet shorter than the right whale.

fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


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.

Rhonda's customer has her appointment 2 hours after Iris.

Of the customer that chose deep copper and Iris, one has the 12:00pm appointment and the other is being worked on by Opal.

Georgia, the customer that chose midnight blue, and the customer with the 1:00pm appointment are three different customers.

The client that chose midnight blue is either the customer with the 2:00pm appointment or the client with the 11:00am appointment.

Alison is either Susie's client or the customer with the 2:00pm appointment.

deep copper
jet black
midnight blue
warm mocha


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 shrine in Usui is either Hori Takesi or Amari Michi.

Of the shrine dedicated to the deer and the temple built in 1705, one is in Toyagi and the other is Matsuno Okura.

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

The shrine in Funai, the temple built in 1645, and Okabe Honzo are three different shrines.

Amari Michi isn't dedicated to the turtle.

Of the structure dedicated to the rooster and the shrine built in 1585, one is in Funai and the other is Matsuno Okura.

The temple dedicated to the deer is either the structure in Toyagi or the structure in Usui.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo


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.

Of the contestant from Pacific Grove and the person who scored 540 points, one is Esther and the other was in lane 4.

The contestant who scored 540 points was in lane 6.

Alberta, the person from Bristol, and the player in lane 1 are three different people.

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

The contestant who scored 380 points is either the player from Fort Kent or Esther.


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

Of the chef from Zenaida's and the chef who made the cashew tofu, one scored 42 points and the other was Ollie.

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

The cook from Epicurious made the smoked pork.

Darlene is either the person from Oceanside or the chef from Demitasse.

The cook from Oceanside, the person who scored 42 points and the chef who scored 63 points are all different chefs.

The cook from Demitasse scored somewhat fewer points than Darlene.

cashew tofu
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Demitasse Epicurious Oceanside Zenaida\'s


Grosmolen was built sometime after the De Jong family's home.

Of Oostmolen and Grosmolen, one is owned by the Meijer family and the other was built in 1706.

Doesmolen was built 23 years after the structure in Kinderdijk.

The De Vries family's windmill was built sometime before the windmill in Aarlanderveen.

Westmolen was built 46 years before the structure in Kinderdijk.

The home in Leiderdorp isn't owned by the De Vries family.

The house in Aarlanderveen is either the De Vries family's structure or the De Jong family's home.

Aarlanderveen Kinderdijk Leiderdorp Moerkapelle


Of the cook who made the cashew tofu and the chef who made the cajun chili, one was Marjorie and the other scored 49 points.

The person from Apple Barn scored 14 more points than Bertha.

The cook from Demitasse scored 14 fewer points than the chef who made the lemon snapper.

The chef who made the smoked pork scored somewhat more points than Tyrone.

Of the cook who scored 56 points and the chef who made the smoked pork, one was Hattie and the other works at Epicurious.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
smoked pork


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.

Neither Mr. Paul's class nor the class in room 412 is the Spanish class.

The Biology class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 114.

The Pre-Calculus class is either the class in room 322 or Mr. Morrison's class.

Mr. Morrison's class has somewhat fewer students than the Spanish class.

Of the class in room 412 and the class in room 114, one is taught by Leach and the other is the Pre-Calculus class.

Mr. Leach's class is either the Chemistry class or the course with 35 students.

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

Mr. Paul's class has somewhat more students than the course in room 125.


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

The person who won the prize in physics won her prize  before the person who won the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won the prize in physics is either Mandy Marsh or the person who won in 1964.

Betty Brewer is either the person from New Zealand or the winner who won in 1968.

Of the winner who won in 1964 and Kim Kane, one is from Ireland and the other won the prize in literature.

Mandy Marsh won her prize 8 years before the person from France.

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

Betty Brewer
Casey Carson
Kim Kane
Mandy Marsh


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 Irskela and the fall Derrick photographed in 1990, one is 105 ft tall and the other is located in Jamaica.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1985 is 5 ft shorter than Cerbel.

Neither the waterfall located in Nigeria nor the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1985 is Rhoqua.

The 105 ft tall fall wasn't shot in 1993.

The fall Derrick shot in 1985 is somewhat taller than the fall located in Brazil.


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.

Florence paid 1 dollar more than the competitor who chose puttanesca sauce.

The runner who chose mushroom sauce ordered taglioni.

Oscar paid 2 dollars more than the contestant who chose marinara sauce.

The contestant who ordered rigatoni paid 1 dollar more than Florence.

The runner who paid $6.99 was either the runner who ordered rigatoni or the contestant who ordered fettuccine.

The runner who chose mushroom sauce paid  more than Terry.


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

The customer going in for the extraction has an appointment sometime before Bernice.

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

Allison has an appointment sometime after the person who will be seeing Dr. Compton.

Of the client going in for the extraction and Rosemary, one will be seen by Dr. Compton and the other will be seen by Dr. Nixon.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Harris, Allison, and the client going in for the whitening are three different people.

The person with the 11:30am appointment won't be seen by Dr. Harris.

Allison, the client going in for the root canal, and the customer who will be seeing Dr. Nixon are three different people.

Dr. Compton
Dr. Harris
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Zamora


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

The 8-1 decision was either Watts v Yang or Justice Olson's majority opinion.

Carson v Dunn was either Justice Olson's majority opinion or the March 10 case.

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

Watts v Yang was sometime before Ayers v Byrd.

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

Justice Olson's majority opinion was either the 3-6 decision or the March 17 proceeding.

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


Yvonne's customer, Flora, and the client that chose deep copper are three different customers.

Georgia, Victoria's client, and Yvonne's customer are three different customers.

The client with the 11:00am appointment is being worked on by Pam.

Iris doesn't have the 12:00pm appointment.

The customer that chose warm mocha, Flora, and Yvonne's customer are three different customers.

Of the client with the 1:00pm appointment and the client that chose jet black, one is being worked on by Pam and the other is Georgia.

The client with the 12:00pm appointment chose 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 kale quinoa doesn't have exactly 5 grams of protein.

The dish served on May 15th contains 40 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The dish with 380 calories was served on May 14th.

The recipe with 18 grams of protein contains 40 fewer calories than the chili pork.

The dish with 7 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

The meal with 15 grams of protein was either the kale quinoa or the dish served on May 12th.

The meal with 5 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the dish with 15 grams of protein.

chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa
lemon salmon


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

The person who spent $475, the attendee who gave Ally the HD tv, and the attendee who lives in Fruitland are three different people.

The attendee who spent $425 is either the person who lives in Fruitland or the attendee who lives in Eustis.

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

Ora Osborne gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Kit Kelley spent  more than the person who gave Ally the toaster.

Jack Jordan, the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player, and the person who spent $425 are three different people.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ora Osborne


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

The plane that was thrown 3rd landed 10 feet shorter than the pink airplane.

Roderick's design was either the plane that was thrown 3rd or the silver plane.

The plane that was thrown 2nd landed 20 feet shorter than Henrietta's design.

The plane that went 45 feet was thrown 6th.

Of the pink airplane and the airplane that went 15 feet, one was thrown 6th and the other was Ella's.


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 chewing gum was found 3 days after the case at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.0431 W was found sometime before the box at 88.1863 W.

The cache that held the marbles was found 3 days before the box that held the puzzle book.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found 3 days before the cache at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found on May 6.

brass key
chewing gum
marbles
puzzle book


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.

The one run by Sal Spencer has had a  smaller return than Pine Bay.

The fund with a return of 9% is either the fund run by Nadine Newton or Citizen Trust.

The fund with a return of 6% is run by Nadine Newton.

The fund with a return of 8% started in 1983.

Of Black River and the one with a return of 8%, one is run by Yolanda Yang and the other started in 2002.

The one run by Sal Spencer has a  larger return than Silver Rock.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Nadine Newton
Quentin Quinn
Sal Spencer
Yolanda Yang


Short v Metz, the 5-4 decision, and the March 3 proceeding are three different cases.

Justice Underwood's majority opinion was either the 3-6 decision or the March 17 proceeding.

The four cases were the 5-4 decision, the March 17 proceeding, the March 3 proceeding and Ayers v Byrd.

The 7-2 decision was either Ayers v Byrd or Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

Of the March 24 proceeding and Justice Olson's majority opinion, one was Ayers v Byrd and the other was the 3-6 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz


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.

Irv Ingram's card sold for somewhat more than the 1972 card.

Of the item that sold for $175 and the 1972 one, one featured the person who played second base and the other featured Irv Ingram.

The 1988 piece sold for 50 dollars more than the item for the person who played catcher.

The 1999 card, the one for the person who played third base, and the one for the person who played left field are three different cards.

The card for the person who played left field was either Irv Ingram's card or the 1988 one.

Al Allison
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs
Opie Oliver

catcher
left field
second base
third base


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.

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

The $4.75 order is either Juan's sandwich or the sandwich with gouda cheese.

The sandwich with liverwurst is either the order with havarti cheese or the $4.75 order.

Neither the $5.75 sandwich nor Verna's sandwich is the order with ham.

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

The sandwich with corned beef costs  more than the sandwich with gouda cheese.

Emily's sandwich doesn't include cheddar cheese.


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 worked in Colorado finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Elroy Ellis.

Ivan Ingram worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

Neither Fred Fletcher nor the person who worked in Arizona was the person who found 14 ounces of gold.

The prospector who worked in Canada didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

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

Neither the prospector who found 17 ounces of gold nor the prospector who worked in Canada was Fred Fletcher.

The prospector who worked in California worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek


The contestant who ordered vermicelli paid 1 dollar more than Damon.

Neither the runner who chose mushroom sauce nor Rosie was the runner who paid $6.99.

The contestant who paid $8.99 didn't order spaghetti.

Rosie paid  less than the runner who ordered farfalle.

The contestant who chose marinara sauce paid 2 dollars less than Claudia.

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

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


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

The tycoon who works in the finance industry is worth 1 billion more than the person from Canada.

Of the mogul from Sweden and Betty Bush, one is worth $26 billion and the other works in the aerospace industry.

The magnate from Sweden is worth 2 billion more than the magnate who works in the finance industry.

Gil Gallegos doesn't work in the retail industry.

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

Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Gil Gallegos
Ida Ingram


The winner who won the prize in astronomy is either the person who won in 1968 or the person who won in 1976.

Of the winner who won in 1968 and Mandy Marsh, one won the prize in bioengineering and the other is from Canada.

Tara Tate won her prize 4 years after the person from France.

Ida Ingram didn't win the prize in economics.

Of Mandy Marsh and the person who won in 1972, one is from Canada and the other is from New Zealand.

Ida Ingram
Kim Kane
Mandy Marsh
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering economics medicine


The blue airplane landed 20 feet shorter than Roderick's design.

The pink plane went 10 feet farther than Roderick's design.

Of Ella's design and the plane that was thrown 7th, one was blue and the other went 35 feet.

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


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

The organism sequenced by Dr. Garza has somewhat fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced in February.

The one with 750 genes was sequenced in August.

Of the bacteria sequenced in September and the one sequenced by Dr. Garza, one has 250 genes and the other is E. carolinus.

B. mangeris was either the organism sequenced in August or the organism sequenced in February.

B. mangeris has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in September.

The organism with 750 genes was either the organism sequenced by Dr. Bradford or E. carolinus.

P. wellington doesn't have exactly 250 genes.

The one sequenced by Dr. Doyle was either E. carolinus or the organism sequenced in December.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
P. wellington


Of Mitch Mayo and Ned Norris, one lives in Twin Peaks and the other gave Ally the laptop.

The attendee who spent $450 lives in Sun City.

The person who spent $475 is either the person who lives in Fruitland or the friend who lives in Twin Peaks.

The friend who lives in Jonesboro spent  more than Ned Norris.

The friend who gave Ally the HD tv is either the friend who spent $425 or Ned Norris.

Of the attendee who gave Ally the laptop and the attendee who lives in Jonesboro, one spent $400 and the other is Ora Osborne.

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

Jack Jordan
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne


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.

Of Jill and the contestant who finished in fourth place, one had to spell "consomme" and the other was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

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

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

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


The 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.

Laverne is either the person who submitted the blue item or the person who finished third.

Jeanette finished 2 places after the entrant who submitted the blue item.

Of the entrant who finished fourth and the person who entered her scarf, one is Ruth and the other made the blue item.

The entrant who submitted the orange item is either the entrant who finished second or the entrant who entered her blanket.

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

The entrant who finished third made the orange item.


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

The dummy going to Portland cost 250 dollars less than "Xavier".

The four dummies are Nicole's dummy, the $750 puppet, the $1,250 dummy and the dummy going to Baltimore.

The dummy going to St. Moritz is either the $1,000 piece or "Sniffletoe".

"Sniffletoe" cost somewhat more than Isabel's dummy.

Jeff's dummy cost 500 dollars more than "Xavier".

Of "Waldarama" and the $1,000 puppet, one is going to Portland and the other is Nicole's.

The puppet going to St. Moritz isn't "Xavier".


The plane that was thrown 5th landed 10 feet shorter than the green airplane.

The plane that went 25 feet wasn't thrown 7th.

Of the green airplane and the plane that was thrown 5th, one was Aaron's and the other went 25 feet.

Omar's design landed somewhat shorter than the yellow airplane.

Valerie's design, the white airplane, and the plane that was thrown 5th are three different planes.


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

Of the Nysrani culture and the society founded in 350 AD, one had a population size of 4,500 and the other was based near Boulder Creek.

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

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

The Voriss culture was founded 500 years before the culture located near Garden Grove.

The culture located near Floris was founded 250 years after the culture with 9,500 people.

The Voriss culture was founded sometime after the culture with 9,500 people.

Boulder Creek
Floris
Garden Grove
Kentfield


The cache found on May 3, the cache that held the chewing gum, and the box that held the marbles are three different boxes.

Of the cache at 40.8991 N and the cache found on May 9, one held the chewing gum and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The box at 88.1928 W was found sometime after the cache at 40.5912 N.

Of the cache at 88.1928 W and the box found on May 12, one was at 40.8991 N and the other held the ancient coin.

The cache at 40.2516 N wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The case at 40.2516 N was found on May 12.

ancient coin
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles


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 bookmobile Jaime drives and "Books-4-U", one has 400 books and the other is the Airstream.

The school bus has 100 more books than "Tiny Tomes".

The four vehicles are the vehicle Jaime drives, the Mack truck, "Tiny Tomes" and "Lit on Wheels".

The bookmobile Omar drives has 100 more books than the ambulance.

The vehicle Gene drives has  more books than "Tiny Tomes".

Books-4-U
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes

Airstream
ambulance
Mack truck
school bus


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

Of the dish that bakes for 25 minutes and the dish that serves 2 people, one cooks at 410 degrees and the other cooks at 400 degrees.

The chicken cutlet bakes for 30 minutes.

The recipe that cooks at 425 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the candied yams recipe.

Neither the dish that cooks at 400 degrees nor the recipe that serves 7 people is the candied yams recipe.

The chicken cutlet requires 10 minutes less baking time than the recipe that serves 9 people.

The roast potatoes recipe is either the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes or the dish that serves 9 people.

The candied yams recipe requires 5 minutes less baking time than the recipe that serves 7 people.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

340 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


The child who finished in seventh place is either the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class or the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class.

The child whose final word was "duplicity", the student who finished in sixth place, and Clarence are three different people.

The student who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class.

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

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

Nick is either the contestant who finished in sixth place or the contestant whose final word was "anemic".


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 with the lucky hat will leave sometime after the flier going to Arkansas.

The passenger with the coin will leave 1 month before Eloise.

Of the flier leaving in March and the aerophobe leaving in January, one will bring their horseshoe and the other will go to Delaware.

The flier with the horseshoe will leave sometime before Lee.

The passenger leaving in March won't bring a lucky hat.

The passenger going to Virginia will leave 1 month after Zachary.


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

The contestant from Miles finished 1 place after Steven.

Steven finished sometime after the solver who got 20 Across wrong.

The solver from Temple City was either Steven or the person who finished third.

Kelvin got the right answer for 4 Across.

The four people were the solver who finished fourth, the person from Pacific Grove, Steven and Leona.

Frederick finished 2 places before the contestant who got 11 Down wrong.


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

The one in Warsaw, the cable-stayed one, and Bay Bridge are three different structures.

The 13,000 ft one, the one in Rome and the one in Warsaw are all different structures.

The bridge in Vaduz is 1,500 feet shorter than the cable-stayed structure.

Of Gorem Bridge and the 11,500 ft bridge, one is in Rome and the other is the girder bridge.

The bowstring structure is  shorter than Gorem Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Vellon Bridge


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

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1982 is 5 ft taller than the fall located in Jamaica.

The waterfall located in New Zealand is 5 ft taller than Oginao.

The fall in Nigeria, the 105 ft tall waterfall and Cerbel are all different waterfalls.

Cerbel is somewhat shorter than the fall Derrick photographed in 1988.

Neither the 110 ft tall fall nor Sihat is the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1983.

Neither the 110 ft tall waterfall nor the fall Derrick shot in 1993 is Cerbel.

Of the 115 ft tall waterfall and the waterfall located in New Zealand, one is Sihat and the other was photographed in 1988.


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 dish served on May 16th contains 20 fewer calories than the recipe with 5 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 16th, the recipe with 10 grams of protein, and the dish with 12 grams of protein are three different recipes.

The chili pork contains somewhat more calories than the recipe served on May 17th.

Of the citrus halibut and the meal with 380 calories, one was served on May 17th and the other was served on May 11th.

The meal with 10 grams of protein was either the dish served on May 11th or the recipe served on May 17th.

Of the meal with 9 grams of protein and the dish with 440 calories, one was the asian steak and the other was served on May 13th.

The meal served on May 17th contains 20 more calories than the meal with 9 grams of protein.

asian steak
chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa


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.

Of the home going to Unionville and the 110 sq ft structure, one sold for $27,500 and the other is for the Davidsons.

The structure going to Mission Viejo is somewhat larger than the Whitehead's structure.

Of the home going to Mission Viejo and the Whitehead's home, one sold for $27,500 and the other sold for $36,000.

Neither the $38,000 house nor the 125 sq ft structure is the house going to Unionville.

The $38,000 house is either the Underwood's house or the Davidson's house.

The house going to Laguna Beach didn't sell for $38,000.

Eagle Grove
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Unionville


Of Vellon Bridge and the bridge in Athens, one is the girder bridge and the other is the truss bridge.

Of the 8,500 ft one and the structure in Helsinki, one is the girder bridge and the other is Avery Bridge.

Avery Bridge, the girder structure, and the cable-stayed bridge are three different structures.

The four structures are the bridge in Paris, Vellon Bridge, the 13,000 ft structure and the 11,500 ft one.

Gorem Bridge, the 13,000 ft one, and the cable-stayed one are three different structures.


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

The competitor who won with one pair won 2 hands after the player who won the $5.25 pot.

The player who won the second hand, the person who won the $5.25 pot, and the player who won the $23.25 pot are three different people.

The competitor who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after Frances.

Of the player who won with a flush and the competitor who won the third hand, one won the $5.25 pot and the other was Zachary.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot was either the player who won with a royal flush or Irma.

The player who won the third hand didn't win the $23.25 pot.


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

The show that aired at 6:00pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on GMA.

Of the show that aired at 1:00pm and the program that aired at 8:30pm, one aired on Monday and the other aired on GMA.

The show with 750,000 viewers aired on CBR.

The show that aired at 1:00pm didn't air on Thursday.

The show that aired at 8:30pm had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Wednesday.

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

The show with 250,000 viewers aired on PTR.


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.

Karl scored 14 more points than the chef from Oceanside.

Of the person who scored 56 points and the chef who scored 63 points, one was Yolanda and the other works at Enzo's.

The cook who scored 49 points, Veronica, and the chef who made the turkey soup are three different chefs.

Veronica scored 7 fewer points than the person from White Bean.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
turkey soup


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

Of Freda Fritz and the golfer who won in 1922, one shot a 66 and the other won at Willow Grove.

The person who scored a 67 won her tournament sometime after the person who won at Willow Grove.

The person who won in 1921 didn't win at Juniper Hills.

The golfer who scored a 62 was either the golfer who won in 1923 or Shari Steel.

The woman who won at Cowbush Cove was either the golfer who won in 1920 or the woman who won in 1922.

Wendy Wells won her tournament sometime after the woman who scored a 67.

The person who scored a 67 was either the golfer who won in 1922 or Denise Detz.

Denise Detz
Freda Fritz
Shari Steel
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Willow Grove


The meal served on May 13th contains somewhat fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The garlic tilapia was either the meal with 9 grams of protein or the recipe with 420 calories.

The citrus halibut contains somewhat fewer calories than the dish served on May 16th.

Of the meal served on May 14th and the dish with 18 grams of protein, one was the lemon salmon and the other has 380 calories.

The meal with 5 grams of protein contains 40 more calories than the asian steak.

The four recipes were the recipe with 5 grams of protein, the meal with 380 calories, the garlic tilapia and the citrus halibut.

asian steak
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
lemon salmon


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.

Mr. Paul's class has 4  fewer students than the course in room 114.

Mr. Dean's class, the History class and the class in room 412 are all different classes.

Of the class in room 318 and Mr. Underwood's class, one has 31 students and the other is the History class.

Of the Pre-Calculus class and Mr. Underwood's class, one is in room 114 and the other has 31 students.

The Physics class has somewhat more students than the class in room 114.

The Pre-Calculus class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 412.


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

The 1974 piece was either the card that sold for $225 or the one that sold for $175.

The card that sold for $175, the item for the person who played center field, and the 2007 card are three different cards.

Keith Kane's one didn't feature the person who played shortstop.

The 1974 card sold for 50 dollars less than Lance Leach's one.

The piece for the person who played shortstop sold for 100 dollars more than the 1974 item.

The item for the person who played catcher sold for 50 dollars less than the 2004 one.

Of the 2007 item and Cole Cooley's item, one featured the person who played left field and the other sold for $225.

Cole Cooley
Gilby Glass
Keith Kane
Lance Leach

catcher
center field
left field
shortstop


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.

The fund begun in 1977 is either the one run by Nadine Newton or the fund run by Patty Paul.

The fund begun in 2009 is run by Nadine Newton.

Of the one run by Ule Underwood and the one run by Nadine Newton, one is Oak Capital and the other started in 1983.

Oak Capital has a 1 percent larger return than the one run by Walter Wade.

The fund run by Patty Paul is either Silver Rock or the fund with a return of 8%.

Of the fund with a return of 7% and Hudson Brook, one is run by Walter Wade and the other started in 2009.

Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Nadine Newton
Patty Paul
Ule Underwood
Walter Wade


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

The presenter who got the B+ spoke 4 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith.

The presenter who spoke for 10 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair spoke for a somewhat longer time than Milton.

Of the presenter who got the B- and Virgil, one talked about P.M. Asquith and the other spoke for 10 minutes.

The student who spoke for 10 minutes got the D.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Milton.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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 paid $6.99 was either the runner who ordered penne or the contestant who ordered spaghetti.

The competitor who chose bolognese sauce paid  less than the contestant who ordered taglioni.

The runner who chose alfredo sauce didn't order spaghetti.

The contestant who chose mushroom sauce paid  less than the contestant who ordered penne.

Yolanda paid 1 dollar less than the contestant who chose mushroom sauce.

Neither the runner who paid $9.99 nor the runner who paid $8.99 was Claudia.

Neither the competitor who paid $7.99 nor the competitor who paid $9.99 was Damon.

The contestant who paid $8.99 chose bolognese sauce.


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 Nicole's dummy and "Tombawomba", one cost $1,500 and the other is going to Oslo.

Margarita's dummy is either the piece going to Ypsilanti or the $750 piece.

The $1,000 piece is either the piece going to Ypsilanti or Kelly's dummy.

Of "Waldarama" and Kelly's dummy, one cost $1,000 and the other is going to Vancouver.

The $1,500 piece is either the piece going to Vancouver or "Yenga".


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 founded in 100 AD nor the culture founded in 600 AD was the culture located near Garden Grove.

The Tyash culture was founded sometime after the culture with 9,500 people.

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

Of the culture located near Arnolds Park and the Quyit culture, one had a population size of 9,500 and the other was founded in 100 AD.

Neither the society founded in 100 AD nor the culture with 9,000 people was the culture located near Mason City.

The Tyash culture wasn't founded in 850 AD.

The culture with 6,500 people was founded sometime before the culture located near Junction City.

Arnolds Park
Garden Grove
Junction City
Mason City


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

Of the tree in Eldora Woods and the 150 ft. tree, one is Roger's Oak and the other is 99 years old.

Neither the tree in Benton Notch nor Zeke's Spruce is the 80 year-old tree.

The 80 year-old tree is 6 feet taller than Old Jarvis.

Roger's Oak is 3 feet shorter than the 85 year-old tree.

The 79 year-old tree is  taller than Old Jarvis.

Roger's Oak is either the 147 ft. tree or the tree in York Woods.

Old Jarvis
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
Zeke\'s Spruce

Benton Notch
Eldora Woods
Knox Woods
York Woods


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

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

The utilities stock was either the stock Ida Mae bought or the stock Francine bought.

Of the stock that sold for $28 per share and the energy stock, one was bought by Francine and the other was ABTR.

The stock Francine bought was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the telecom stock.


The course in room 201 has 4  fewer students than the Pre-Calculus class.

The Physics class has 2  fewer students than Mr. Newton's class.

The English class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 215.

The class in room 201 has 2  more students than Mr. Zimmerman's class.

Of Mr. Ingram's class and the class in room 201, one is the French class and the other has 33 students.

The class in room 212 is either Mr. Newton's class or the course with 33 students.


Of the $32,250 home and the Ingram's home, one is 110 sq ft and the other will be delivered to Laguna Beach.

The structure going to Fullerton is somewhat larger than the $25,000 house.

The home going to Eagle Grove sold for $27,500.

Of the Davidson's home and the 110 sq ft house, one sold for $32,250 and the other sold for $27,500.

Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Laguna Beach
Unionville


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.

Of the yellow piece and the $6.00 piece, one was the dog and the other was purchased by Francisco.

The $4.00 animal was either the bear or the yellow piece.

Of the turtle and the gold balloon, one was purchased by Francisco and the other cost $5.00.

The $4.00 animal was purchased by Javier.

The balloon Yvette bought cost 2 dollars more than the dog.

The purple piece, the turtle, and the dog are three different items.


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

The oyster with the buttery finish costs somewhat less than the oyster from Appleton, CT.

The one with the buttery finish costs 20 cents more than the Island Creek oyster.

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

The one from Charlestown, CT costs somewhat less than the oyster with the briny finish.

The oyster that costs $2.30, the one from Charlestown, CT, and the Summersill oyster are three different oysters.

The Fanneuil oyster, the one from Appleton, CT, and the oyster with the briny finish are three different oysters.

The one from Duxbury, MA is either the Island Creek oyster or the oyster that costs $2.10.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Summersill
Thatcher

Appleton, CT
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA


The course with 33 students is either Mr. Morrison's class or Mr. Ingram's class.

The Algebra class is either Mr. Underwood's class or the class with 31 students.

The class with 35 students isn't taught by Ingram.

The course in room 207 is either the Physics class or the Algebra class.

Of the Algebra class and the course in room 212, one is taught by Quinn and the other is taught by Underwood.

Neither the class in room 412 nor the class in room 207 is the Chemistry class.

Of the class in room 120 and the Physics class, one has 35 students and the other is taught by Quinn.

The Chemistry class has somewhat more students than the course in room 212.


The fund with a return of 9% is either Hudson Brook or the fund begun in 2002.

The one run by Mike McClain has a 1 percent larger return than the fund run by Ralph Ross.

Neither Pine Bay nor the fund begun in 2012 is the one with a return of 7%.

Hudson Brook is either the one begun in 1992 or the fund run by Quentin Quinn.

Hudson Brook has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one begun in 1983.

Hudson Brook has had a  smaller return than Oak Capital.

The fund with a return of 6% is run by Ralph Ross.

Black River
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Mike McClain
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Ule Underwood


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.

Neither Garray nor Irskela is the fall Derrick photographed in 1987.

Of the 115 ft tall waterfall and Cerbel, one was shot in 1994 and the other is located in Jamaica.

Oginao is either the fall in Switzerland or the fall Derrick shot in 2002.

Neither the fall in Switzerland nor the 110 ft tall fall is Irskela.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1994 is located in Switzerland.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1982 is 10 ft shorter than the fall in Brazil.


"Yenga" cost 250 dollars less than the dummy going to St. Moritz.

"Yenga" is either the piece going to Portland or Margarita's dummy.

Of the puppet going to Vancouver and Nicole's piece, one is "Waldarama" and the other cost $1,250.

The piece going to Vancouver cost 250 dollars less than Margarita's puppet.

The $1,500 dummy is either the piece going to Portland or Nicole's piece.

Mexico City
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver


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 Oslo accelerator is headed by Dr. Chang.

Of the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016 and the Egert Facility, one is in Helsinki and the other is headed by Dr. Owens.

The project headed by Dr. Farley will go online 1 year after the ISON-X42.

Neither the Bale-Hahn SSC nor the project headed by Dr. Owens is the Helsinki accelerator.

The Zagreb facility will go online 2 years after the Egert Facility.

Neither the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 nor the Zagreb facility is the Bale-Hahn SSC.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Zynga Complex

Dr. Chang
Dr. Farley
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Owens


The card for the person who played catcher was either Opie Oliver's item or the one that sold for $125.

Lance Leach's item sold for 50 dollars more than the piece for the person who played third base.

The 1983 card was either the one for the person who played catcher or the piece that sold for $175.

The 1972 card sold for somewhat more than the card for the person who played first base.

Of Pete Perez's item and the one that sold for $225, one featured the person who played first base and the other came out in 1972.

The 1983 piece sold for somewhat more than the 2007 piece.

Cole Cooley's item sold for 100 dollars less than the one for the person who played first base.

Cole Cooley
Lance Leach
Opie Oliver
Pete Perez


Of the turtle and the $5.00 animal, one was purchased by Angelina and the other was gold.

The balloon Bernard bought wasn't orange.

Of the animal Toni bought and the brown balloon, one was the fish and the other cost $6.00.

The piece William bought cost  more than the fish.

The animal Toni bought cost  more than the turtle.


Of the runner who chose bolognese sauce and the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce, one ordered penne and the other was Velma.

Betsy paid  more than the contestant who chose alfredo sauce.

The contestant who paid $8.99 was either the contestant who ordered fusilli or Terry.

The contestant who ordered rigatoni paid 1 dollar less than the competitor who ordered penne.

The contestant who chose marinara sauce didn't order spaghetti.

Neither Oscar nor the competitor who paid $6.99 was the competitor who chose marinara sauce.

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

The contestant who chose pomodoro sauce was either the competitor who ordered penne or Terry.

Terry was either the contestant who chose alfredo sauce or the runner who paid $8.99.


The four runners were the competitor who ordered rotini, the competitor who chose marinara sauce, the competitor who paid $8.99 and Nathaniel.

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

Angie paid  less than the runner who ordered vermicelli.

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

Kristina paid 1 dollar more than the competitor who chose mushroom sauce.


The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the B+.

Of the student who spoke for 10 minutes and the student who got the D, one was Dominic and the other talked about P.M. Thatcher.

Neither the student who spoke for 12 minutes nor Jenna was the presenter who got the B-.

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

Wesley spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.


Of QMZ and the stock Geraldo bought, one sold for $25 per share and the other was in the technology sector.

The stock that sold for $28 per share was either the real estate stock or the stock Charlie bought.

JMO was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the health care stock.

The stock that sold for $26 per share was either the health care stock or the financial stock.

financial
health care
real estate
technology


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 Credit Korp card is either the card with an APR of 10% or the one that expires on 06/2025.

The Dell Scargo card is either the card with an APR of 11% or the one with the $12,500 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR somewhat higher than the card with the $6,500 credit limit.

The Mid Atlantic card expires on 12/2025.

The card that expires on 12/2025 has a limit of $8,500.

Of the Southwest Inc card and the one with an APR of 8%, one has a limit of $20,000 and the other expires on 11/2025.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc


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

The ape that was found in Kendisi is 6 years younger than Rajesh.

Of the 10-year-old and the orangutan Eva works with, one came from Puak and the other is Shamir.

The animal that was found in Puruk Cahu is 3 years younger than the ape Gracie works with.

The 10-year-old is cared for by Calliope.

The orangutan Gracie works with is  younger than the ape that was found in Basahan.


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 attendee who gave Ally the blender spent  less than the attendee who lives in Twin Peaks.

The attendee who lives in Fruitland is either the friend who gave Ally the blender or Ned Norris.

Of the person who lives in Fruitland and Ora Osborne, one gave Ally the laptop and the other spent $425.

The person who lives in Clovis, the person who spent $400, and Ora Osborne are three different people.

The attendee who spent $475 lives in Clovis.

The attendee who spent $475 didn't give Ally the planter.

Of the friend who lives in Eustis and Mitch Mayo, one spent $400 and the other gave Ally the blender.

Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne


Oak Capital has a 1 percent larger return than the one begun in 2002.

The one with a return of 9% started in 2005.

The one begun in 1989 isn't run by Terry Torres.

First Crescent has a 2 percent larger return than the one run by Vic Velasquez.

The four funds are Silver Rock, the fund with a return of 8%, the fund run by Terry Torres and the fund with a return of 9%.

First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Silver Rock

Terry Torres
Vic Velasquez
Yolanda Yang
Zed Zamora


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.

Nettie is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Fry or the client with the 12:30pm appointment.

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

The client who will be seeing Dr. Joseph has an appointment 2 hours after Allison.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Adkins has an appointment 2 hours before Vanessa.

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

Of Mindy and the patient going in for the extraction, one will be seen by Dr. Adkins and the other is scheduled for 12:30pm.

The patient with the 10:30am appointment doesn't have the appointment for the whitening.

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Fry
Dr. Joseph
Dr. McClain


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 whale donated in 2015 is 2 feet longer than Dennis.

Of Dennis and the fin whale, one is 25 ft long and the other was donated to the aquarium in 1996.

The exhibit donated in 2010 is somewhat shorter than the sei whale.

The whale donated in 1996 is 2 feet longer than Brent.

The bowhead whale is somewhat shorter than the whale donated in 2010.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
sei whale


The four animals are the animal that was found in Sebulu, the animal Dolly works with, the 4-year-old and Quirrel.

The ape Calliope works with is 3 years older than Rajesh.

The animal Eva works with is either Nikatrice or Rajesh.

The ape Eva works with is 3 years older than the animal that was found in Puruk Cahu.

Quirrel is 3 years older than the ape that was found in Tarakan.

The 10-year-old is either the ape Eva works with or the animal that was found in Kendisi.


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

The person who won in 1968 is either the person who won the prize in astronomy or the person from France.

The person who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize 4 years before Sue Simpson.

The person from Canada didn't win the prize in bioengineering.

Glenda Glenn is either the winner who won in 1972 or the person from Germany.

Of Olive Olson and the person who won in 1976, one won the prize in economics and the other is from Germany.

The four winners are the winner who won in 1972, the person who won the prize in bioengineering, the winner from France and Glenda Glenn.

Ada Alvarez
Glenda Glenn
Olive Olson
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering economics literature


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

The program that aired at 10:00pm didn't have exactly 1,000,000 viewers.

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

Of the program with 250,000 viewers and the show that aired at 6:00pm, one aired on Saturday and the other aired on Tuesday.

The show that aired at 1:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired at 6:00pm.

The program that aired on WNW aired on Saturday.

The program that aired at 6:00pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on BMT.

The show that aired at 4:30pm didn't air on Sunday.


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.

"Aladeen" came out 1 year before the $1,500 game.

The $2,500 system, the system made by Hayco Inc., and "Disco Mania" are three different games.

The machine released in 1976, "Disco Mania", and "Bowling Alley" are three different games.

The $1,750 machine was made by Hayco Inc..

Of the $2,500 machine and "Aladeen", one was made by Waverly Toys and the other was released in 1974.

The game released in 1976 was made by Pinnefore.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


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

The chef who scored 49 points is either the chef who made the jambalaya or Gabriel.

The cook who made the cashew tofu scored somewhat fewer points than Zachary.

The cook from Zenaida's didn't make the lemon snapper.

Hattie is either the chef who made the lemon snapper or the person from Epicurious.

Of the person who made the jambalaya and Hattie, one scored 56 points and the other works at Zenaida's.

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

The chef from Enzo's scored 7 more points than the person who made the turkey soup.

The chef from Epicurious scored somewhat more points than the chef who made the cashew tofu.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
turkey soup


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.

Of the case that held the brass key and the case at 40.3109 N, one was found on May 6 and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The box at 40.5912 N was found sometime before the box that held the ancient coin.

Of the cache that held the brass key and the box that held the marbles, one was at 40.8991 N and the other was at 88.1928 W.

The box at 40.3109 N, the box found on May 3, and the box at 88.1928 W are three different boxes.

The cache at 40.5912 N was found 6 days before the box at 88.3907 W.

The case at 40.5912 N was found sometime before the cache that held the brass key.

ancient coin
brass key
marbles
puzzle book


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

The $2.75 sandwich includes provolone cheese.

Of Nora's sandwich and the order with ham, one includes colby jack cheese and the other costs $4.75.

Neither the $2.75 order nor Zachary's sandwich is the order with ham.

The sandwich with corned beef costs  more than the order with havarti cheese.

Nora's order is either the sandwich with prosciutto or the $4.75 sandwich.

Neither the order with havarti cheese nor the order with ham is Zachary's sandwich.


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 structure dedicated to the cat was built 60 years after the temple in Usui.

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

Of Takahashi and the temple dedicated to the cat, one is in Nakai and the other was built in 1525.

Of the structure in Funai and Sama Takako, one is dedicated to the mouse and the other was built in 1645.

Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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

Bobby Bora's podcast doesn't have exactly 4 million downloads.

The gaming show, the show that began in 2014 and the show with 2 million downloads are all different shows.

Faye Fender's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the music show.

Of the literature show and Dixie Dean's podcast, one has 1 million downloads and the other has 2 million downloads.

The film podcast has  more downloads than Faye Fender's show.

Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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 from Germany has a birthday sometime after Neville.

The engineer has a birthday 1 month after the lawyer.

Of Lamar and the engineer, one is from Belgium and the other was born on June 14th.

Lamar is either the person whose birthday is on April 13th or the person from Belgium.

The traveler whose birthday is on July 16th is from Sweden.

Neither the diplomat nor the traveler from Canada is the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th.


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

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

Lisa Lara is either the winner who won the prize in astronomy or the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

The person who won in 1968 is either Jemma Jenks or Ada Alvarez.

Of Jemma Jenks and the person who won the prize in astronomy, one is from France and the other won in 1976.

The winner from Canada, the person who won in 1976 and Jemma Jenks are all different winners.

The person from Canada won her prize 4 years after the winner from Germany.

The person who won the prize in medicine is either Ada Alvarez or the person from Canada.

Ada Alvarez
Jemma Jenks
Lisa Lara
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering chemistry medicine


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

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

Of the child whose final word was "consomme" and the child from Mrs. Nixon's class, one finished in third place and the other is Philip.

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

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

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


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 8,500 ft bridge and North Bridge, one is in Skopje and the other is the cantilever bridge.

The 10,000 ft bridge, Bay Bridge, and the cantilever bridge are three different structures.

Of the cable-stayed structure and the one in Skopje, one is North Bridge and the other is 13,000 ft.

The one in Bucharest is the suspension bridge.

The one in Rome is  longer than North Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed cantilever suspension


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.

Watts v Yang was sometime before Justice Alvarado's majority opinion.

Watts v Yang was 2 weeks before the 8-1 decision.

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

Of Justice Larson's majority opinion and Justice Olson's majority opinion, one was Zamora v Pibb and the other was the 6-3 decision.

Omar v Powers, the March 3 case, and the 6-3 decision are three different cases.

Watts v Yang was sometime before Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Carson v Dunn
Omar v Powers
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


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

Of the wing back and the person who started in 1976, one played for the Minutemen and the other was Engmose.

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

The second striker started sometime after Gardelli.

full back
goalie
second striker
wing back


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 yellow balloon was either the $3.00 piece or the dog.

The snail, the brown balloon, and the $4.00 piece are three different items.

The balloon Rudolph bought was either the snail or the magenta animal.

The $4.00 balloon was purchased by Javier.

The $6.00 balloon was either the dog or the piece Zachary bought.

The red piece cost  more than the animal Rudolph bought.


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 Hawaii will leave 1 month after Maurice.

Maurice will leave sometime after the passenger going to Utah.

The flier leaving in February is either the aerophobe going to Rhode Island or the flier with the wishbone.

The flier going to Rhode Island will leave 2 months before the flier with the lucky hat.

Of the aerophobe leaving in March and the aerophobe with the horseshoe, one will go to Hawaii and the other is Jaime.

Peggy will leave 1 month after the aerophobe with the shamrock.


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

E. paradolens has 250 more genes than the bacteria sequenced in December.

The one with 1,000 genes was sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

E. paradolens, the organism sequenced by Dr. Walsh, and the one sequenced by Dr. Quinn are three different organisms.

The bacteria sequenced in December was either B. mangeris or the one with 250 genes.

Of the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Doyle and the one sequenced in December, one is D. forcilitis and the other has 250 genes.

The bacteria with 1,000 genes was sequenced in February.

The organism sequenced in November has 250 fewer genes than D. forcilitis.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. paradolens
P. wellington


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

The ape Gracie works with is either Shamir or the 10-year-old.

Ofallo is 6 years younger than the ape that was found in Sebulu.

The ape Dolly works with is 3 years younger than Shamir.

The ape that was found in Ambalat, the 4-year-old, and the ape Calliope works with are three different animals.

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

Of the orangutan Gracie works with and the animal that was found in Tarakan, one is 13 years old and the other is Shamir.


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

The person who lives in Fruitland spent 25 dollars more than Kit Kelley.

The friend who lives in Eustis spent 25 dollars less than Lily Little.

The four people are the person who lives in Fruitland, Kit Kelley, Mitch Mayo and the attendee who gave Ally the blender.

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

The person who gave Ally the juicer spent  more than the friend who gave Ally the laptop.

The attendee who lives in Eustis, Kit Kelley, and the person who gave Ally the blender are three different people.

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

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Pam Powell


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

The team member who ordered the iced tea owes  less than Samantha.

The person who ordered the water owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the club sandwich.

Of the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich and Rebecca, one owes $5.80 and the other ordered the grape soda.

The salesperson who ordered the grape soda owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the B.L.T..

Irene owes  less than the salesperson who ordered the iced tea.

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


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

The oyster that costs $2.20 has a fruity taste.

The one with the melon-like finish costs somewhat more than the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

Of the Katamaka oyster and the oyster with the melon-like finish, one is from Vancouver, BC and the other is from Appleton, CT.

The Thatcher oyster is either the oyster with the creamy finish or the one from Nesketucket, MA.

The oyster with the creamy finish costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

Appleton, CT
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC


The passenger going to Delaware is either the passenger with the coin or the flier with the shamrock.

Of the aerophobe with the wishbone and the aerophobe with the horseshoe, one will go to South Carolina and the other will leave in April.

The aerophobe with the coin will leave 1 month after the passenger with the horseshoe.

Maurice is either the flier leaving in March or the aerophobe going to South Carolina.

The flier with the horseshoe will leave sometime after the flier going to Nebraska.


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

Of the stock Delilah bought and PSTO, one was in the utilities sector and the other sold for $27 per share.

Of QMZ and the financial stock, one was bought by Francine and the other sold for $25 per share.

The stock Geraldo bought was either the financial stock or the stock that sold for $28 per share.

The financial stock was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Heathcliff bought.

financial
health care
technology
utilities


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 recipe with 440 calories was either the dish served on May 16th or the chili pork.

Of the meal served on May 12th and the garlic tilapia, one has exactly 8 grams of protein and the other has 380 calories.

The recipe with 400 calories, the dish served on May 13th, and the recipe with 7 grams of protein are three different recipes.

The asian steak doesn't have exactly 7 grams of protein.

The garlic tilapia was served on May 16th.

The dish with 12 grams of protein contains 20 fewer calories than the bulgur salad.

The asian steak contains 20 more calories than the recipe with 8 grams of protein.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia


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.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman nor the Falston LCS is the Athens facility.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 1 year before the Lisbon accelerator.

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

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 is either the Berlin accelerator or the project headed by Dr. Ewing.

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

Bale-Hahn SSC
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Zynga Complex

Dr. Ewing
Dr. Golden
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Zimmerman


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.

The one begun in 2009 isn't run by Nadine Newton.

Of the one run by Mike McClain and the one with a return of 8%, one is Hudson Brook and the other started in 2012.

Neither the one run by Ule Underwood nor the fund begun in 2012 is Citizen Trust.

The one begun in 2002 has had a 1 percent smaller return than Citizen Trust.

Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Patty Paul
Ule Underwood


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.

Of the piece for the person who played first base and Al Allison's piece, one came out in 2007 and the other sold for $125.

The card that sold for $225, Lance Leach's card, and Finn Freeman's card are three different cards.

The piece for the person who played center field came out in 1988.

The one that sold for $225 came out in 1999.

The card for the person who played first base, the 1988 one, and Lance Leach's item are three different cards.

Al Allison's card sold for 50 dollars less than the one for the person who played catcher.

Al Allison
Cole Cooley
Finn Freeman
Lance Leach

catcher
center field
first base
right field


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 English class has 4  fewer students than Mr. Warner's class.

Of the Art class and Mr. Newton's class, one has 31 students and the other is in room 314.

Of the course in room 405 and Mr. Warner's class, one is the Geometry class and the other has 35 students.

The four classes are Mr. Leach's class, the course in room 319, the course in room 208 and the English class.

The class in room 319 doesn't have 31 students.


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.

Of the sandwich with salami and the sandwich with prosciutto, one includes muenster cheese and the other is Zachary's.

The order with roast beef costs  more than the order with bologna.

Yolanda's sandwich costs 1 dollar less than the order with gouda cheese.

The order with prosciutto is either the sandwich with swiss cheese or Yolanda's sandwich.

The sandwich with prosciutto costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

The sandwich with gouda cheese costs  less than the sandwich with prosciutto.

The order with salami costs 1 dollar less than Peter's sandwich.


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.

Casey Carson is either the winner from Germany or the winner who won in 1976.

Of the person from Australia and the person who won the prize in astronomy, one won in 1976 and the other is Glenda Glenn.

Neither the winner who won the prize in astronomy nor the winner who won in 1968 is the winner from Ireland.

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

Olive Olson won her prize 8 years before the winner from Australia.

Casey Carson won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in literature.

Casey Carson
Edna Evitz
Glenda Glenn
Olive Olson


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

The gray whale, the whale donated in 1994, and Adam are three different whales.

The specimen donated in 2015 is 4 feet longer than Curtis.

The 23 ft long exhibit is either the specimen donated in 1994 or the bowhead whale.

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

The bowhead whale was donated to the aquarium in 2015.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
sei whale


Of the one with the briny finish and the one from Punaville, RI, one costs $2.30 and the other is the Summersill oyster.

The Ninigreth oyster has a buttery taste.

The oyster from Appleton, CT costs 10 cents more than the one with the buttery finish.

The Thatcher oyster has a citrusy taste.

The oyster from Barnstable, ME costs somewhat less than the oyster with the citrusy finish.

The four oysters are the Ninigreth oyster, the oyster from Willapa, RI, the oyster that costs $2.00 and the oyster from Appleton, CT.

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


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

The contestant who finished in second place, Ted, and the student from Mrs. Nixon's class are three different people.

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

Of the student from Mrs. Almerini's class and Stephanie, one finished in first place and the other had to spell "consomme".

The four people are the child who finished in sixth place, Ted, the student whose final word was "duplicity" and Yvette.


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.

Omar finished 2 places after the contestant who got 20 Across wrong.

Of the contestant who finished third and the person who finished fourth, one was Julie and the other was from Kalona.

The person from Oak View, the person who got 26 Down wrong, and the solver who finished second are three different people.

Yvonne finished 2 places before the person who got 26 Down wrong.

The solver who finished third was either Omar or the person from Grant.

The contestant who finished fourth was either Yvonne or Omar.

Steven, the person who got 18 Down wrong and the contestant who finished first were all different people.


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 magnate from Germany and Kirk Kaplan, one is worth $26 billion and the other works in the banking industry.

Faith Flynn isn't worth exactly $27 billion.

Betty Bush is worth somewhat less than the magnate who works in the retail industry.

The magnate worth $26 billion is either the mogul from Sweden or the magnate who works in the retail industry.

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

The mogul who works in the biotech industry is from Ireland.

Betty Bush is either the magnate from Germany or the person who works in the biotech industry.

Betty Bush is worth 1 billion less than the mogul from Argentina.

Betty Bush
Faith Flynn
Kirk Kaplan
Leonard Levy


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.

Of the Pratt's home and the home going to Fullerton, one is 125 sq ft and the other sold for $29,000.

Neither the Davidson's structure nor the Kirby's home is the home going to Healdsburg.

The $38,000 home is 15 sq ft larger than the Kirby's house.

The structure going to Yountville is either the 110 sq ft house or the $32,250 home.

Of the $29,000 house and the 110 sq ft structure, one will be delivered to Eagle Grove and the other is for the Zimmermans.

Neither the structure going to Eagle Grove nor the home going to Yountville is the Davidson's house.

Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Yountville


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).

Neither Dilbert Duke nor the person working at Tyrol Creek was the person who found 14 ounces of gold.

Of the prospector who found 11 ounces of gold and Harry Howell, one worked in Colorado and the other worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

Of the miner working at Laurel Ridge and the miner who worked in Colorado, one was Harry Howell and the other found 20 ounces of gold.

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

The miner who worked in Canada finished with somewhat more gold than Harry Howell.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River


The Egert Facility will go online 2 years after the Warsaw facility.

The Egert Facility isn't headed by Dr. Owens.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Quinn.

Neither the Zynga Complex nor the Bale-Hahn SSC is the facility scheduled to go online in 2019.

The Tevatron LHC will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. Owens.

Of the Zynga Complex and the Paris accelerator, one is headed by Dr. Ingram and the other will go online in 2016.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Owens
Dr. Quinn


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.

Neither the fall in Canada nor the 115 ft tall waterfall is the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1997.

Cerbel is somewhat higher than the fall in Canada.

Rhoqua is either the fall in Jamaica or the waterfall Derrick shot in 1995.

Garray is somewhat taller than the fall in Jamaica.

The fall Derrick shot in 1985 is somewhat shorter than the fall in New Zealand.

Of the fall in Brazil and Cerbel, one was photographed in 1994 and the other has a height of 105 ft.


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

The recipe that cooks at 425 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that serves 6 people.

Of the candied yams recipe and the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes, one serves 9 people and the other cooks at 385 degrees.

The baked ham doesn't serve exactly 2 people.

The baked ham requires somewhat less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 385 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the meatloaf.

Neither the mac and cheese nor the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees is the recipe that serves 9 people.

baked ham
candied yams
mac and cheese
meatloaf

350 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
425 degrees


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

The girder one is 1,500 feet longer than the bridge in Madrid.

Bay Bridge is either the structure in Zagreb or the 10,000 ft bridge.

The cantilever one, North Bridge, and the 11,500 ft structure are three different structures.

The 10,000 ft structure is the girder bridge.

Of Bay Bridge and the 11,500 ft one, one is in Zagreb and the other is the camelback bridge.

The 13,000 ft one, North Bridge, and the girder bridge are three different structures.

Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge


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 client who will be seeing Dr. Owens and the person going in for the root canal, one is scheduled for 10:30am and the other is Dwight.

Inez is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Valdez or the person who will be seeing Dr. Zamora.

The person going in for the root canal has an appointment sometime after Inez.

Of the patient who will be seeing Dr. Zamora and the patient with the 11:30am appointment, one has the appointment for the root canal and the other is Wayne.

Patsy has an appointment sometime after the person going in for the extraction.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Kramer has the appointment for the cleaning.

The patient going in for the root canal has an appointment 1 hour before Wayne.

Dr. Kramer
Dr. Owens
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Zamora