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

The animal Dixie bought cost 2 dollars more than the dog.

The piece Emma bought, the brown piece, and the $5.00 animal are three different items.

The bear was either the balloon Nancy bought or the balloon Emma bought.

The balloon Gayle bought cost 2 dollars less than the turtle.

The animal Zachary bought wasn't purple.

The fish was either the $6.00 animal or the balloon Zachary bought.

The brown piece cost 1 dollar more than the cat.

The magenta balloon cost 2 dollars more than the snail.

Of the dog and the $7.00 balloon, one was yellow and the other was purchased by Zachary.

The purple balloon cost 2 dollars less than the bear.

The cat cost  more than the yellow piece.

The seven items were the piece Angelina bought, the $9.00 piece, the $3.00 animal, the red animal, the purple piece, the brown piece and the $5.00 animal.

The orange animal cost 2 dollars less than the piece Nancy bought.

brown gold magenta orange purple red yellow

Angelina Dixie Emma Gayle Kathleen Nancy Zachary


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

Justice Underwood's majority opinion was 1 week after the 3-6 decision.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was 4 weeks after the 7-2 decision.

The 2-7 decision was either Carson v Dunn or Justice Underwood's majority opinion.

Of the 6-3 decision and Zamora v Pibb, one was on March 3 and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Olson.

The 3-6 decision was 2 weeks before Carson v Dunn.

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

Short v Metz was either the March 17 case or the March 31 proceeding.

Of the April 14 proceeding and the 4-5 decision, one was Omar v Powers and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Caldwell.

Ayers v Byrd was sometime before Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

The March 31 case, the 2-7 decision, and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion are three different cases.

Of Watts v Yang and the 4-5 decision, one was on April 7 and the other was on March 24.

The 5-4 decision, the March 3 proceeding, the April 14 proceeding, the March 31 case, the March 17 proceeding and Justice Quinn's majority opinion were all different cases.

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

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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

Ned Norris spent 50 dollars less than the friend who lives in Sun City.

The attendee who gave Ally the planter spent 75 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the toaster.

The person who gave Ally the juicer is either Lily Little or the attendee who lives in Eustis.

The friend who gave Ally the blender spent 25 dollars less than the friend who lives in Eustis.

The person who spent $525 is either the person who gave Ally the toaster or the attendee who lives in Clovis.

Ora Osborne spent 50 dollars less than the person who lives in Fruitland.

Ora Osborne is either the friend who lives in Decatur City or the friend who lives in Clovis.

The attendee who gave Ally the juicer spent 75 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the HD tv.

The friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent 25 dollars less than Kit Kelley.

The seven people are the attendee who gave Ally the toaster, the friend who spent $550, the person who lives in Clovis, Jack Jordan, Ned Norris, Mitch Mayo and the friend who spent $450.

Of Kit Kelley and the friend who spent $550, one gave Ally the juicer and the other lives in Jonesboro.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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

The student who finished in third place, the child whose final word was "anemic", and the child from Mrs. Almerini's class are three different people.

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

Of the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class and the child who finished in first place, one is Denise and the other had to spell "elucidated".

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

The contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class is either the contestant whose final word was "facetiously" or the contestant whose final word was "duplicity".

The seven people are the student who finished in seventh place, the student whose final word was "elucidated", Denise, the child whose final word was "graciousness", the student whose final word was "anemic", Kelley and the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

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

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

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

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

Ira had to spell a word that was 5 letters shorter than the one given to Violet.

Lila, the contestant who finished in second place, and the contestant whose final word was "anemic" are three different people.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously graciousness

Andres Denise Gayle Ira Kelley Lila Violet

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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

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

Of the March 3 case and the 6-3 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Larson and the other was Carson v Dunn.

Justice Olson's majority opinion was 5 weeks after Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

Gibbs v Kintz was sometime after Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Gibbs v Kintz, the March 3 case, and Justice Olson's majority opinion are three different cases.

Zamora v Pibb didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood.

The 6-3 decision was sometime after the 4-5 decision.

Ayers v Byrd was 1 week after the 6-3 decision.

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

Of Justice Olson's majority opinion and Justice Larson's majority opinion, one was on March 31 and the other was the 2-7 decision.

Of the 3-6 decision and Justice Alvarado's majority opinion, one was Omar v Powers and the other was on March 10.


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 Friday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 4:30pm.

Of the show that aired on WNW and the program that aired at 11:30am, one brought in 1,750,000 viewers and the other aired on Saturday.

The program that aired at 8:30pm had 750,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 6:00pm.

The program that aired at 1:00pm was either the program that aired on Monday or the program that aired on PTR.

The program that aired on CBR had 750,000 more viewers than the show that aired on FNX.

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

The show that aired at 10:00pm was either the program that aired on SBC or the show with 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 10:00pm had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Thursday.

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

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

The program that aired on PTR had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Tuesday.

The program that aired at 11:30am aired on GMA.

The show that aired on GMA aired on Sunday.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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.

Neither Oak Capital nor the fund run by Yolanda Yang is the fund with a return of 10%.

The fund begun in 1997 has had a  smaller return than the fund begun in 1972.

Oak Capital has a 3 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1989.

The one begun in 1983 has a  larger return than the fund begun in 2012.

The fund with a return of 12%, the one begun in 2012, the one begun in 2002, Black River and the one begun in 1989 are all different funds.

The fund begun in 1992 has had a 2 percent smaller return than the fund run by Yolanda Yang.

Citizen Trust has a 2 percent larger return than the one begun in 1992.

Hudson Brook is either the fund begun in 1972 or the fund with a return of 8%.

The fund begun in 2002 has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one run by Quentin Quinn.

First Crescent has a  larger return than the one run by Walter Wade.

The one with a return of 7% is either the one begun in 2002 or Hudson Brook.

The one run by Ralph Ross is either Black River or the fund with a return of 7%.

Of the fund begun in 1983 and the fund with a return of 12%, one is Pine Bay and the other is run by Ollie Ochoa.

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

Kip Kerr
Ollie Ochoa
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang


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 from Ireland is either the person worth $26 billion or Rachel Reid.

Of the tycoon worth $26 billion and the mogul from France, one is Ed Everett and the other works in the medical industry.

Hal Hickman is worth 3 billion more than the mogul from Ireland.

Of Cal Craig and the magnate worth $31 billion, one works in the pharmaceutical industry and the other is from Ireland.

Joseph Jakes is worth somewhat more than the tycoon from England.

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

Of the mogul who works in the retail industry and Betty Bush, one is from Mexico and the other is worth $27 billion.

The mogul from France is worth somewhat less than the tycoon who works in the finance industry.

Ed Everett and the person who works in the banking industry are different people.

Joseph Jakes is worth 2 billion less than the mogul from Sweden.

The person worth $31 billion isn't from Denmark.

The magnate from Mexico is either Tim Townsend or the person worth $30 billion.

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

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Ed Everett
Hal Hickman
Joseph Jakes
Rachel Reid
Tim Townsend

Denmark Ireland England France Mexico Norway Sweden

aerospace banking biotech finance medical retail pharmaceutical


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 bacteria with 500 genes was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Underwood or the bacteria sequenced in February.

The one sequenced by Dr. Doyle has 1,250 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced in August.

E. carolinus has 500 more genes than E. paradolens.

D. forcilitis was either the organism sequenced in February or the one sequenced in April.

V. tenesis has 500 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Prince.

P. wellington, the one with 1,250 genes, and the organism sequenced by Dr. Prince are three different organisms.

Of the organism with 1,000 genes and B. mangeris, one was sequenced by Dr. Long and the other was sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

The organism with 1,500 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Jordan.

The organism sequenced in April was either B. mangeris or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Underwood.

E. carolinus has 500 fewer genes than the one sequenced in November.

B. mangeris doesn't have exactly 1,750 genes.

The bacteria sequenced in December was either the organism sequenced by Dr. Doyle or P. wellington.

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

Doyle Jordan Long Prince Sheppard Underwood Velasquez

February April July August September November December


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 at 88.1928 W and the box that held the chewing gum, one was found on May 18 and the other was at 40.2516 N.

The box at 40.8991 N was found 15 days after the box at 88.3907 W.

The cache found on May 12 was either the cache at 40.3109 N or the box that held the sunglasses.

The cache that held the marbles was either the cache at 88.1928 W or the cache found on May 15.

The case at 40.2516 N was found sometime after the case that held the puzzle book.

The cache at 40.3109 N held the decoder ring.

The case at 40.5912 N was found 3 days after the cache at 41.0237 N.

The cache that held the marbles was at 88.0431 W.

The cache found on May 9 was either the cache at 88.3821 W or the box at 40.6656 N.

The case found on May 21 was either the case at 88.2694 W or the case at 41.0072 N.

The cache at 88.2694 W was found 6 days after the case at 88.0431 W.

The cache that held the ancient coin was found sometime after the cache at 88.0431 W.

The seven boxes were the box found on May 18, the box at 88.2694 W, the box at 88.1863 W, the cache at 88.1928 W, the cache that held the decoder ring, the box at 88.3907 W and the cache at 40.5912 N.

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

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


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 185 sq ft home and the home going to Laguna Beach, one is for the Zimmermans and the other sold for $38,000.

The structure going to Fullerton is either the Pratt's house or the $27,500 home.

The structure going to Shaver Lake is either the $29,000 house or the Zimmerman's structure.

Of the structure going to Laguna Beach and the $27,500 structure, one is for the Davidsons and the other is 155 sq ft.

The 140 sq ft home is either the Davidson's house or the Ewing's home.

Of the Underwood's home and the $36,000 structure, one will be delivered to Dallas Center and the other is 155 sq ft.

The $35,000 structure is 15 sq ft smaller than the $29,000 home.

The $32,250 structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the $27,500 home.

The $27,500 house is 15 sq ft smaller than the Underwood's structure.

Of the Kirby's house and the 95 sq ft house, one sold for $35,000 and the other will be delivered to Yountville.

The home going to Unionville is either the Nielsen's house or the 95 sq ft house.

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

Davidson Ewing Kirby Nielsen Pratt Underwood Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Laguna Beach
Shaver Lake
Unionville
Yountville


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

Of the winner who won in 1984 and the winner who won the prize in physics, one is from New Zealand and the other is Edna Evitz.

Olive Olson won her prize 4 years after Patsy Pope.

The person from Russia didn't win the prize in physics.

Sue Simpson is either the person who won the prize in physics or the winner from Germany.

The person who won in 1980 didn't win the prize in economics.

The winner from Russia is either the winner who won in 1980 or Edna Evitz.

Norma Nolan won her prize  after the winner from Poland.

Edna Evitz won her prize  before the winner who won the prize in economics.

Of the winner who won the prize in physics and the winner who won the prize in astronomy, one is Edna Evitz and the other is from Australia.

The seven winners are Sue Simpson, the winner who won the prize in physics, the winner who won the prize in bioengineering, the winner who won the prize in economics, the winner who won the prize in literature, the person from Mexico and the winner who won in 1972.

The winner from Poland won her prize 16 years before Kim Kane.

The winner from Mexico won her prize  before the winner from Germany.

The winner who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in chemistry.

Edna Evitz
Hannah Hay
Kim Kane
Norma Nolan
Olive Olson
Patsy Pope
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia
Germany
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland
Russia


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.

Eric has a birthday sometime before the engineer.

Of the politician and the person from Germany, one is Adrian and the other was born on June 14th.

The person from Mexico has a birthday sometime after Kevin.

Of the person from Sweden and the person from Mexico, one is the engineer and the other is Izzy.

Neither the architect nor the person born on October 19th is Gerald.

Of Michael and the person from Canada, one is the diplomat and the other was born on May 18th.

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

The traveler from South Africa is either Kevin or the surgeon.

The surgeon has a birthday 1 month after the diplomat.

The person from Sweden, the architect, the person born on October 19th, the diplomat and the person born on June 14th are all different people.

The traveler from France is not the architect.

The politician has a birthday 3 months after Michael.

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

Adrian Eric Gerald Izzy Kevin Lamar Michael

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium
Canada
France
Germany
Mexico
South Africa
Sweden


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

The cook who scored 84 points didn't make the turkey soup.

Of the cook who scored 70 points and the chef who made the cashew tofu, one was Jim and the other works at Enzo's.

The person from Epicurious scored somewhat more points than Hattie.

The person who scored 70 points didn't make the jambalaya.

The person who made the jambalaya is either Nelson or Ollie.

The cook from Zenaida's scored somewhat more points than Marjorie.

Hattie is either the cook from Oceanside or the cook from Demitasse.

Of the chef from Epicurious and the person who made the pepper steak, one scored 77 points and the other was Marjorie.

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

Of Jim and the chef from Apple Barn, one scored 84 points and the other scored 77 points.

The chef from Zenaida's is either the cook who made the turkey soup or the chef who made the smoked pork.

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

The cook who made the lemon snapper scored 7 fewer points than Peggy.

Hattie Jim Marjorie Nelson Ollie Peggy Zachary

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

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


The piece Bernard bought cost 1 dollar more than the purple animal.

The brown balloon, the monkey, and the $7.00 piece are three different items.

The dog cost 2 dollars more than the orange piece.

The animal Heidi bought cost  more than the piece Kathleen bought.

The brown balloon cost 1 dollar less than the orange balloon.

The snail was either the $9.00 balloon or the purple balloon.

The seven items were the $4.00 piece, the brown balloon, the balloon Zachary bought, the red piece, the magenta balloon, the white piece and the piece Javier bought.

The $4.00 piece was either the balloon Bernard bought or the balloon William bought.

The piece Zachary bought cost 1 dollar more than the piece Javier bought.

The turtle cost  more than the red animal.

The balloon Javier bought cost 2 dollars more than the brown balloon.

Of the $3.00 animal and the balloon Zachary bought, one was the bear and the other was purple.

The fish cost 1 dollar more than the orange animal.

brown gold magenta orange purple red white

Bernard Heidi Javier Kathleen Patsy William Zachary


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 Berlin facility isn't headed by Dr. Valentine.

Of the project headed by Dr. Baldwin and the facility scheduled to go online in 2021, one is in Oslo and the other is in Berlin.

The Egert Facility is either the project headed by Dr. Baldwin or the facility scheduled to go online in 2018.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 4 years after the project headed by Dr. Golden.

Of the Lisbon facility and the ISON-X42, one will go online in 2018 and the other is headed by Dr. Golden.

Of the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2022 and the Zynga Complex, one is in Kiev and the other is headed by Dr. Farley.

The Berlin accelerator will go online sometime after the Egert Facility.

The Athens facility will go online 5 years before the Falston LCS.

The project headed by Dr. Farley is either the Oslo accelerator or the facility scheduled to go online in 2019.

The Lisbon facility will go online sometime after the Lectra 4C.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2020 is either the project headed by Dr. Salinas or the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Madrid accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Salinas.

Of the project headed by Dr. Huff and the Bale-Hahn SSC, one will go online in 2022 and the other is in Lisbon.

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

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Farley
Dr. Golden
Dr. Huff
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Valentine
Dr. Weber

Athens Berlin Kiev Lisbon Madrid Oslo Warsaw


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

Gwen's piece costs 100 dollars more than the piece made of poplar.

Of the piece made of oak and the rocking chair, one was crafted by Kendra and the other costs $300.

Irma's item costs  less than Latasha's piece.

The item made of elm costs 50 dollars more than Yvette's item.

The piece made of teak costs 25 dollars more than the item made of poplar.

Neither the footstool nor Nadine's piece is the $275 item.

The end table is either the $300 piece or the piece made of elm.

The bookshelf costs 75 dollars more than the item made of poplar.

Of the $300 piece and Dianne's item, one is the end table and the other is the rocking chair.

The rocking chair is either the item made of poplar or the piece made of rosewood.

The bench costs  less than the item made of ash.

Dianne Gwen Irma Kendra Latasha Nadine Yvette

ash elm mahogany oak poplar rosewood teak

bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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.

Old Jarvis is either the tree in Woden Woods or the tree in Benton Notch.

The 150 ft. tree, the 96 year-old tree, Old Jarvis, Marsh Tree, the 85 year-old tree and the 99 year-old tree are all different trees.

The 99 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than Marsh Tree.

Evan's Fir is either the 80 year-old tree or the tree in Benton Notch.

The tree in York Woods is 6 feet taller than Old Jarvis.

The tree in Silk Notch is 3 feet taller than The Senator.

Of Roger's Oak and the 150 ft. tree, one is 80 years old and the other is in Deloit Woods.

Nolan's Pine is 3 feet shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

The tree in Deloit Woods is 6 feet shorter than the tree in Woden Woods.

The tree in Knox Woods is 3 feet shorter than the tree in Eldora Woods.

Marsh Tree is 9 feet shorter than Old Jarvis.

The 80 year-old tree is 9 feet shorter than the 85 year-old tree.

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

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


Lily Little didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who gave Ally the juicer is either Mitch Mayo or the person who spent $500.

The attendee who spent $475 is either Ora Osborne or the attendee who lives in Twin Peaks.

Pam Powell is either the person who gave Ally the HD tv or the person who lives in Fruitland.

The attendee who spent $450 is either the friend who lives in Decatur City or the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

The person who lives in Clovis spent 100 dollars less than Ora Osborne.

The person who gave Ally the planter spent 75 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the laptop.

The person who lives in Clovis spent 125 dollars less than the attendee who lives in Sun City.

The attendee who lives in Twin Peaks spent 75 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the blender.

The attendee who gave Ally the toaster spent 75 dollars more than Mitch Mayo.

Pam Powell spent  more than the attendee who lives in Twin Peaks.

The person who lives in Jonesboro spent 25 dollars less than Lily Little.

Jack Jordan didn't give Ally the planter.

Of Ned Norris and the attendee who gave Ally the planter, one lives in Eustis and the other spent $550.


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

The miner working at Culver Gorge was either Dilbert Duke or the person who found 20 ounces of gold.

The person who worked in Alaska was either the prospector working at York River or the person working at Tyrol Creek.

Harry Howell didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

The miner who worked in Colorado finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek finished with 6 ounces more gold than the person working at Laurel Ridge.

The person working at Belle Hart finished with somewhat more gold than Fred Fletcher.

Dilbert Duke finished with 3 ounces more gold than the person who worked in Oregon.

The seven miners were Ben Barron, the prospector who worked in Colorado, the prospector working at Belle Hart, the prospector who found 29 ounces of gold, the prospector working at York River, the person who worked in Arizona and the miner who found 26 ounces of gold.

Of the person who found 11 ounces of gold and the miner working at Fuller Rise, one worked in New Mexico and the other worked in Oregon.

Ben Barron finished with somewhat less gold than Adam Alford.

The prospector who found 26 ounces of gold was either the prospector who worked in Alaska or the miner who worked in California.

The miner who worked in Nevada finished with 12 fewer ounces of gold than Gil Gonzalez.

The prospector who found 20 ounces of gold was either the miner who worked in Colorado or the person working at York River.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

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

Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


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

The culture located near Unity had a population size of 9,000.

The Yeust culture was founded 250 years after the culture with 5,000 people.

The Tyash culture was either the culture with 7,500 people or the society founded in 600 AD.

The culture with 9,500 people was either the Budel culture or the society founded in 350 AD.

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

The culture with 4,500 people was either the Xidat culture or the Yeust culture.

The society founded in 1100 AD was either the culture with 4,500 people or the culture with 5,000 people.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded sometime after the culture located near Valencia.

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

Of the culture located near Boulder Creek and the society founded in 600 AD, one had a population size of 6,500 and the other was the Oiracha culture.

The culture located near Boulder Creek was either the Xidat culture or the culture with 6,500 people.

The Budel culture was founded sometime after the Danseri culture.

The Quyit culture was founded sometime before the culture located near Valencia.

Of the culture located near Lacona and the culture founded in 350 AD, one had a population size of 9,000 and the other was the Quyit culture.

The Xidat culture was founded sometime after the Tyash culture.

The culture located near Kentfield didn't have a population size of 7,500.

Budel Danseri Oiracha Quyit Tyash Xidat Yeust

Boulder Creek
Kentfield
Lacona
Quasqueton
Unity
Valencia
Waterloo


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 Bluepoint oyster is either the oyster with the citrusy finish or the one that costs $2.40.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC is either the one that costs $2.10 or the Katamaka oyster.

The oyster that costs $2.40 isn't from Duxbury, MA.

The seven oysters are the one with the melon-like finish, the Ninigreth oyster, the oyster from Punaville, RI, the oyster that costs $2.40, the oyster from Willapa, RI, the one from Charlestown, CT and the one that costs $2.30.

The one from Willapa, RI costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Charlestown, CT.

The Pomaquin oyster isn't from Barnstable, ME.

The Fanneuil oyster isn't from Barnstable, ME.

The oyster with the creamy finish is either the Fanneuil oyster or the oyster from Duxbury, MA.

Of the one from Nesketucket, MA and the oyster from Duxbury, MA, one is the Ninigreth oyster and the other has a creamy taste.

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

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

The oyster with the buttery finish costs 20 cents more than the Pomaquin oyster.

Of the oyster with the nutty finish and the Katamaka oyster, one costs $2.00 and the other is from Punaville, RI.

The one with the nutty finish costs 10 cents less than the Thatcher oyster.

The Welcher oyster is either the oyster from Charlestown, CT or the oyster that costs $2.20.

Bluepoint Fanneuil Katamaka Ninigreth Pomaquin Thatcher Welcher

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

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


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.

Terrence is either the person from Ontario or the person in lane 6.

The person who scored 540 points is either Maggie or the player from Modesto.

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

The player who scored 380 points, the contestant in lane 7, and the player from Fort Kent are three different people.

Of the contestant from Elk Grove and the player from Fort Kent, one was in lane 3 and the other scored 460 points.

The player in lane 1 scored 80 points fewer points than the player in lane 4.

The contestant who scored 620 points was from Cutler.

The player in lane 6 scored  fewer points than the person from Modesto.

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

Of the contestant who scored 380 points and the contestant from Pacific Grove, one is Terrence and the other was in lane 5.

The player from Elk Grove is either the contestant who scored 780 points or the player who scored 460 points.

Terrence scored 80 points more points than Esther.

Esther Irma Maggie Rena Terrence Yvette Zachary

Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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 after Omar v Powers.

The 7-2 decision was 2 weeks before Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

Gibbs v Kintz, the April 14 case, and Justice Alvarado's majority opinion are three different cases.

The 2-7 decision was 3 weeks after Short v Metz.

The April 7 case was either Justice Underwood's majority opinion or Watts v Yang.

Of Watts v Yang and the 5-4 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Hatfield and the other was on March 24.

Of the March 24 case and Short v Metz, one was the 3-6 decision and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado.

Carson v Dunn was 4 weeks after the 3-6 decision.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion, Short v Metz, the March 3 case, Watts v Yang and Carson v Dunn were all different cases.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was sometime after Short v Metz.

Ayers v Byrd didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

The 4-5 decision was 3 weeks after Gibbs v Kintz.

The 6-3 decision was either Watts v Yang or Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Of the March 31 proceeding and the 7-2 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Larson and the other was Ayers v Byrd.

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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.

Of the show that aired on PTR and the show that aired at 6:00pm, one aired on Sunday and the other aired on Thursday.

The program that aired on WNW had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 2:00pm.

Of the show that aired on Friday and the program with 1,750,000 viewers, one aired at 1:00pm and the other aired on CBR.

The program that aired at 1:00pm had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Wednesday.

The program with 1,500,000 viewers aired on Monday.

The program that aired at 2:00pm was either the program with 1,000,000 viewers or the program that aired on SBC.

The program that aired at 11:30am had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Sunday.

The program that aired at 11:30am was either the show that aired on PTR or the program with 500,000 viewers.

The show that aired on Thursday had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Friday.

Of the show that aired on PTR and the program that aired on Saturday, one brought in 1,250,000 viewers and the other aired at 10:00pm.

The program that aired at 8:30pm was either the show that aired on PTR or the show with 1,750,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 6:00pm was either the program that aired on Saturday or the program that aired on FNX.

The show that aired at 8:30pm had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on BMT.

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


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 purple piece was either the $6.00 animal or the monkey.

Of the $7.00 animal and the $5.00 piece, one was the dog and the other was purchased by Francisco.

The piece Olga bought cost 1 dollar more than the piece Dixie bought.

The balloon Francisco bought cost  more than the piece Heidi bought.

The magenta balloon cost  less than the monkey.

The bear cost 2 dollars less than the cat.

The $4.00 animal, the yellow animal, and the piece William bought are three different items.

The orange piece was either the balloon William bought or the snail.

The turtle cost 5 dollars less than the piece William bought.

The turtle cost 4 dollars less than the dog.

The piece Marshall bought cost 1 dollar more than the brown piece.

The animal Javier bought cost  more than the cat.

The $6.00 balloon was either the animal Javier bought or the bear.

The animal Heidi bought cost 1 dollar less than the magenta piece.

brown magenta orange purple red white yellow

Dixie Francisco Heidi Javier Marshall Olga William


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 the student from Mrs. Witte's class and the contestant whose final word was "anemic", one finished in fourth place and the other is Zachary.

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

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.

Of Kelley and the student from Mrs. Almerini's class, one finished in fifth place and the other finished in seventh place.

The contestant who finished in seventh place had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the student who finished in second place.

Nick, the child whose final word was "duplicity", and the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class are three different people.

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

The student who finished in second place is either the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class or Yvette.

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

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

The seven people are the contestant who finished in second place, the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class, Kelley, the contestant whose final word was "duplicity", the contestant whose final word was "consomme", the child from Mrs. Nixon's class and Erik.

Erik Floyd Kelley Nick Ted Yvette Zachary

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


The Xidat culture was founded sometime after the Oiracha culture.

The Yeust culture was either the culture with 9,000 people or the culture located near Easton.

The society founded in 1600 AD was either the Oiracha culture or the culture with 9,000 people.

The society founded in 1350 AD was based near Garden Grove.

The Uskorr culture was founded 1,000 years after the culture located near Easton.

The Juad culture was founded 750 years before the culture with 4,500 people.

The culture with 6,500 people was either the Sameos culture or the Juad culture.

The culture located near Valencia was founded 500 years after the culture located near Zwingle.

The culture located near Quasqueton was founded 250 years after the culture with 6,500 people.

The culture located near Zwingle was founded 250 years after the culture with 7,500 people.

Of the culture with 5,000 people and the society founded in 850 AD, one was based near Waterloo and the other was the Sameos culture.

The culture located near Zwingle was founded 500 years before the culture with 8,000 people.

The Oiracha culture wasn't founded in 850 AD.

The Ryat culture was founded sometime before the Oiracha culture.

Juad Oiracha Ryat Sameos Uskorr Xidat Yeust

Easton
Garden Grove
New Liberty
Quasqueton
Valencia
Waterloo
Zwingle


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

The dish that cooks at 385 degrees bakes 20 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

The seven dishes are the mac and cheese, the recipe that serves 2 people, the dish that cooks at 325 degrees, the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees, the dish that bakes for 45 minutes, the recipe that serves 3 people and the recipe that serves 5 people.

The recipe that serves 3 people bakes 20 minutes longer than the recipe that serves 8 people.

The recipe that serves 8 people is either the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees or the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes.

Of the dish that serves 2 people and the meatloaf, one cooks at 410 degrees and the other cooks at 325 degrees.

The recipe that serves 9 people bakes 15 minutes longer than the chicken cutlet.

The mac and cheese bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that serves 6 people.

The recipe that cooks at 375 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the bean casserole.

The dish that serves 6 people bakes somewhat longer than the dish that cooks at 325 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 340 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the chicken cutlet.

The recipe that bakes for 50 minutes is either the recipe that serves 8 people or the candied yams recipe.

The baked ham is either the recipe that bakes for 50 minutes or the dish that bakes for 45 minutes.

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

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

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

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


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

The game made by Hayco Inc. is either "Voyager Hero" or "Zany Circus".

"Bowling Alley" wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

The $5,200 system came out 1 year before "Voyager Hero".

"Bowling Alley" came out 1 year after the $1,500 system.

"Disco Mania" came out 1 year before the machine made by Maxigame.

The machine released in 1976 is either the game made by Arco or the system made by Dow Games.

The $1,750 system is either the system made by Tarco Inc. or the pinball machine made by Maxigame.

"Archer Quest", the $2,500 pinball machine, and the $1,750 pinball machine are three different games.

The $2,500 pinball machine came out 1 year after the $1,500 machine.

Of the machine made by Tarco Inc. and the game made by Pinnefore, one costs $1,500 and the other is "Aladeen".

"Archer Quest" came out 2 years after the $3,750 system.

The $5,200 game is either the machine released in 1977 or the machine released in 1974.

The $2,500 machine wasn't made by Dow Games.

Of the system made by Hayco Inc. and the $6,400 pinball machine, one is "Meteor Rise" and the other was released in 1975.

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

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

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


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 that held the sunglasses was either the case at 88.4584 W or the box at 88.3821 W.

The case at 40.6656 N was found 12 days before the case at 88.3821 W.

Of the cache found on May 21 and the cache at 88.0431 W, one was at 41.0237 N and the other held the brass key.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found 15 days after the box at 40.8991 N.

The cache at 88.1928 W was found sometime after the box that held the sunglasses.

The box at 88.1928 W, the cache that held the puzzle book, and the box that held the decoder ring are three different boxes.

The box at 40.5912 N was found on May 15.

The case that held the ancient coin, the case found on May 9, the cache at 88.4584 W, the cache at 88.0431 W, the box at 40.2516 N and the cache at 88.3907 W were all different boxes.

Of the cache that held the brass key and the box that held the puzzle book, one was at 88.1863 W and the other was found on May 21.

The box at 40.8991 N was either the cache that held the marbles or the cache that held the sunglasses.

The box at 88.1928 W was found 3 days before the case at 40.5912 N.

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


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.

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

Kit Kelley spent  less than the attendee who gave Ally the juicer.

The friend who lives in Eustis spent 25 dollars less than Pam Powell.

Ned Norris spent 25 dollars more than Kit Kelley.

The friend who lives in Jonesboro spent  more than the attendee who lives in Clovis.

The attendee who lives in Sun City is either Kit Kelley or the friend who spent $500.

Of the person who lives in Decatur City and the attendee who lives in Sun City, one is Ora Osborne and the other spent $425.

Ora Osborne spent  more than the friend who lives in Jonesboro.

The attendee who gave Ally the laptop spent 75 dollars more than the friend who lives in Decatur City.

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

The person who gave Ally the toaster spent  more than Ned Norris.

The person who lives in Twin Peaks spent 100 dollars more than Lily Little.

The friend who lives in Clovis spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The person who lives in Eustis is either the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player or the person who gave Ally the toaster.

Mitch Mayo is either the attendee who gave Ally the HD tv or the friend who lives in Jonesboro.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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

The orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu is  older than Quirrel.

The animal Dolly works with is 3 years older than the orangutan that was found in Melak.

Of the orangutan Dolly works with and Pemson, one came from Puak and the other is 7 years old.

The orangutan Francine works with is  older than Rajesh.

The animal that was found in Sebulu is 6 years older than the orangutan Beatrice works with.

The seven animals are the animal that was found in Basahan, Pemson, the 4-year-old, the ape Dolly works with, the 13-year-old, the 19-year-old and the 10-year-old.

The orangutan Gracie works with is either the ape that was found in Puruk Cahu or the 19-year-old.

Of the orangutan that was found in Ambalat and the orangutan Aldo works with, one is Rajesh and the other is 7 years old.

Of Pemson and Ofallo, one came from Sebulu and the other is cared for by Francine.

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

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Dolly Eva Francine Gracie

Ambalat
Basahan
Kendisi
Melak
Puak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu


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 airplane that went 75 feet wasn't thrown 2nd.

The plane that went 35 feet was thrown 3rd.

The green plane, the plane that went 75 feet, and the plane that went 55 feet are three different planes.

Margo's design landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 5th.

The black plane went somewhat farther than the pink plane.

Of the plane that went 45 feet and Omar's design, one was blue and the other was thrown 1st.

The plane that was thrown 4th was either Roderick's design or the plane that went 15 feet.

The plane that was thrown 7th went 20 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.

Henrietta's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 65 feet.

Omar's design went 10 feet farther than Margo's design.

The plane that was thrown 6th was yellow.

Aaron's design went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.

The green plane went 20 feet farther than Roderick's design.

The silver airplane went 30 feet farther than the white airplane.

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

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie

black blue green pink silver white yellow


The program that aired on Thursday had 1,000,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 4:30pm.

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

The show that aired on CBR had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on WNW.

The show that aired at 11:30am brought in 1,250,000 viewers.

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

The show that aired on Sunday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on FNX.

Of the show that aired at 4:30pm and the show that aired on SBC, one aired on Monday and the other brought in 1,250,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 2:00pm aired on FNX.

The show that aired at 1:00pm, the show that aired on SBC, and the program that aired on PTR are three different programs.

The show that aired at 8:30pm didn't air on BMT.

The program that aired on SBC didn't air on Sunday.

The show that aired on GMA had 1,250,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 1:00pm.

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

Of the show that aired at 1:00pm and the show that aired on Friday, one aired on BMT and the other brought in 500,000 viewers.

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

The show that aired on BMT had 750,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Tuesday.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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

The house built in 1752 is either the structure in Den Bommel or the house in Aarlanderveen.

The house in Kinderdijk isn't owned by the De Jong family.

The house in Kinderdijk isn't owned by the Jansen family.

The Smit family's windmill was built 23 years before the Bakker family's home.

The house in Leiderdorp is either the house built in 1729 or the home built in 1683.

The home in Schiedam was built 46 years after the house in Kinderdijk.

Hoekmolen was built 23 years before Doesmolen.

The Meijer family's structure was built 46 years after the structure in Den Bommel.

The structure built in 1706 isn't owned by the De Jong family.

Zemelmolen was built 46 years after the house in Den Bommel.

Westmolen is either the house built in 1706 or the windmill in Hoogmade.

The De Vries family's house was built 92 years before Grosmolen.

Of the structure built in 1821 and Vlietmolen, one is in Aarlanderveen and the other is in Hoogmade.

The house built in 1775 is either the Meijer family's home or the Bakker family's windmill.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
De Vries
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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

The Zimmerman's home won't be going to Eagle Grove.

The Gillespie's house is either the house going to Yountville or the 95 sq ft home.

Of the 125 sq ft structure and the house going to Unionville, one is for the Pratts and the other sold for $25,000.

The Ingram's home is somewhat larger than the Nielsen's house.

The 95 sq ft home is either the $32,250 home or the $36,000 home.

Of the home going to Laguna Beach and the $32,250 house, one is 170 sq ft and the other is for the Ingrams.

The Whitehead's structure is either the structure going to Shaver Lake or the 125 sq ft structure.

The home going to Unionville is 15 sq ft larger than the Gillespie's home.

The 185 sq ft structure is either the $29,000 structure or the Whitehead's house.

The 185 sq ft house won't be going to Yountville.

The $38,000 structure is either the Ewing's structure or the Zimmerman's house.

The $25,000 structure is somewhat larger than the Pratt's home.

The $32,250 home is 15 sq ft larger than the house going to Dallas Center.

The $29,000 house is either the Zimmerman's home or the structure going to Dallas Center.

The $27,500 house is 45 sq ft larger than the $36,000 house.

Ewing Gillespie Ingram Nielsen Pratt Whitehead Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Laguna Beach
Shaver Lake
Unionville
Yountville


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

The seven players were the player on the Rangers, the full back, the person who started in 1985, Cerisa, the person who started in 1988, the center back and Fichin.

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

The person on the Predators started 9 years after the person on the Silverbacks.

The full back was either Kawa or Banben.

The player on the Whitecaps started sometime before the goalie.

Banben started 6 years before the player on the Rangers.

Cerisa started sometime after the goalie.

Kawa started 9 years before the center back.

The player on the Timberwolves started 9 years after the sweeper.

Rothvum started 3 years after the goalie.

The person on the Courage was either the sweeper or Banben.

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

The player on the Rangers was either the center forward or Cerisa.

The player on the Predators was either the center back or the full back.

Awad Banben Cerisa Fichin Hatcha Kawa Rothvum

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

Bulldogs Courage Predators Rangers Silverbacks Timberwolves Whitecaps


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.

Avery Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than Vellon Bridge.

Of the 14,500 ft one and the truss one, one is Sandy Bridge and the other is in Helsinki.

North Bridge is either the cantilever bridge or the structure in Zagreb.

The one in Athens is 3,000 feet longer than the bowstring structure.

The one in Zagreb is  longer than Sandy Bridge.

The 11,500 ft one is either the suspension bridge or Sandy Bridge.

Gorem Bridge isn't the suspension bridge.

The 10,000 ft structure is either Vellon Bridge or the cable-stayed one.

The structure in Kiev is 1,500 feet longer than the bowstring structure.

The structure in Athens is 1,500 feet shorter than the bridge in Rome.

North Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the suspension structure.

Star Bridge is 3,000 feet longer than the structure in Rome.

The bowstring one is 6,000 feet shorter than the girder structure.

Sandy Bridge is  longer than the bridge in Copenhagen.

The suspension structure is 3,000 feet longer than the cable-stayed bridge.

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

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension truss

Athens Copenhagen Helsinki Kiev Madrid Rome Zagreb


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.

Gwen will leave 3 months after the flier going to South Carolina.

The aerophobe with the rabbit's foot, the passenger with the horseshoe, the flier going to Utah, Doug and the aerophobe going to Arkansas are all different fliers.

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

The aerophobe going to Pennsylvania won't bring a shamrock.

Peggy will leave 2 months after the flier with the talisman.

Peggy is either the passenger with the rabbit's foot or the passenger going to Colorado.

The aerophobe with the wishbone will leave 1 month before the flier with the lucky hat.

Doug will leave sometime before the flier with the horseshoe.

Doug will leave 4 months before the passenger going to Utah.

Of the flier going to Illinois and the passenger with the coin, one will leave in May and the other is Whitney.

Gwen is either the flier going to Illinois or the passenger leaving in April.

Rudy will leave 4 months after the passenger with the coin.

The passenger with the shamrock will leave sometime after Christie.

January February March April May June July

Christie Doug Gwen Peggy Rudy Velma Whitney

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

Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Utah


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

The gray whale is either Herbert or the whale donated in 1994.

The exhibit donated in 2007 is somewhat shorter than Brent.

The specimen donated in 2007 is somewhat shorter than the exhibit donated in 1999.

The seven whales are the specimen donated in 2004, the sei whale, the right whale, the 33 ft long whale, Felipe, the beluga whale and Brent.

The specimen donated in 2007 is somewhat longer than the gray whale.

Curtis is 10 feet longer than the right whale.

Adam is either the 33 ft long whale or the bowhead whale.

The whale donated in 1999 is 2 feet shorter than the whale donated in 1996.

Of the 25 ft long specimen and Gus, one was donated to the aquarium in 1996 and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2004.

Of the exhibit donated in 1996 and the exhibit donated in 2008, one is Curtis and the other is the sei whale.

Herbert is either the 27 ft long exhibit or the beluga whale.

The right whale is 4 feet shorter than the fin whale.

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

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

Adam Brent Curtis Dennis Felipe Gus Herbert


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

Theodore, the competitor who won with a royal flush, and the person who won the first hand are three different people.

Kelley won 2 hands after the competitor who won the $5.25 pot.

Wilbur was either the player who won with one pair or the player who won the $12.50 pot.

Ernestine didn't win with a royal flush.

Theodore won 2 hands after the person who won the $9.00 pot.

Of the person who won the third hand and Veronica, one won with a full house and the other won with a straight flush.

The player who won the $9.00 pot won 1 hand before the person who won with a straight.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won sometime after Kelley.

The competitor who won the second hand was either the person who won the $5.25 pot or Nathaniel.

The competitor who won the first hand didn't win with one pair.

The person who won the $3.75 pot won 1 hand before Veronica.

Of the person who won the sixth hand and Theodore, one won with a flush and the other won the $12.50 pot.

The person who won the $12.50 pot won sometime after the competitor who won with a straight flush.

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

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Adrienne Ernestine Kelley Nathaniel Theodore Veronica Wilbur

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


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 musician has a birthday sometime before Kevin.

The seven people are Charles, the traveler from Austria, the traveler born on April 13th, the traveler whose birthday is on September 17th, the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th, the traveler born on July 16th and the traveler from Belgium.

Of the person from Sweden and Adrian, one is the diplomat and the other was born on July 16th.

The surgeon has a birthday 2 months after the lawyer.

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

The traveler from France is the surgeon.

The person from Canada has a birthday 1 month before Jeffrey.

Adrian has a birthday sometime after Gerald.

The traveler from Austria is not the architect.

Neither the traveler whose birthday is on April 13th nor the person whose birthday is on July 16th is the traveler from Norway.

The surgeon is either Gerald or the traveler from Germany.

Charles has a birthday 3 months after the traveler from Germany.

The musician has a birthday 1 month before the architect.

The person from Canada is not the musician.

Adrian Charles Gerald Izzy Jeffrey Kevin Lamar

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria Belgium Canada France Germany Norway Sweden


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

The person from Oceanside scored 7 more points than the person who made the jambalaya.

The person from Enzo's didn't make the turkey soup.

Of the cook who made the lemon snapper and the chef from Enzo's, one scored 56 points and the other was Ollie.

Rosalie scored 7 fewer points than Bertha.

Celia is either the person who made the pepper steak or the person from Demitasse.

Of the person from Epicurious and the chef who made the pepper steak, one scored 42 points and the other was Anita.

Of the chef who made the cajun chili and the person who scored 70 points, one was Rosalie and the other works at Zenaida's.

The chef from Epicurious scored 7 fewer points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

Rosalie scored 35 fewer points than the chef who made the cashew tofu.

Ollie scored 14 more points than the person who made the jambalaya.

The cook from White Bean scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the lemon snapper.

Anita Bertha Celia Luther Ollie Rosalie Wade

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

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


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.

Neither the card with the $20,000 credit limit nor the one with the $10,000 credit limit is the card with an APR of 10%.

The Mid Atlantic card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 06/2025.

The TrustCo card doesn't expire on 06/2025.

The one with the $20,000 credit limit has an APR 2 percent lower than the one that expires on 11/2025.

The card that expires on 02/2024, the one with an APR of 9%, the card with an APR of 11%, the one with the $6,500 credit limit, the one with an APR of 14% and the Credit Korp card are all different cards.

The one that expires on 02/2024 has an APR 3 percent higher than the card with the $20,000 credit limit.

The one with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $8,500 credit limit.

Of the card with the $5,000 credit limit and the one that expires on 08/2025, one has an APR of 14% and the other has an APR of 9%.

The card with the $20,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the one with the $12,500 credit limit.

The card that expires on 12/2025 has an APR 4 percent higher than the Dell Scargo card.

The Whitly Bank card is either the one that expires on 09/2025 or the card with the $4,000 credit limit.

The one with the $10,000 credit limit is either the Credit Korp card or the Mid Atlantic card.

Of the card with the $6,500 credit limit and the card with an APR of 8%, one expires on 06/2025 and the other is from Hoardstrum.

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


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

Hal Harrison's sighting was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Beaconsfield.

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

The sighting of the cigar-shaped UFO was submitted 4 days before the sighting from Russell.

The sighting from Islesboro was submitted 1 day before the sighting from Jackson.

The August 9 report was either Edith Estes's sighting or the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

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

Of Hal Harrison's report and the August 7 report, one involved the cone-shaped UFO and the other was from Ames.

Gil Gates's report didn't involve the diamond-shaped UFO.

Edith Estes's sighting was either the report of the triangle-shaped UFO or the report of the cone-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO was from Fontana.

The August 5 sighting didn't involve the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO, the sighting from Russell, Abe Alvarez's sighting and the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO were all different sightings.

Iva Ingram's report was submitted 2 days after Cindy Chan's sighting.

Hal Harrison's sighting was submitted 3 days before the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO.

Hal Harrison's sighting wasn't from Islesboro.

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

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Ames Beaconsfield Fontana Islesboro Jackson Russell Zearing

cigar cone diamond egg horseshoe teardrop triangle


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 person who got 11 Down wrong finished sometime after the person who got 4 Across wrong.

The solver who got 20 Across wrong finished 4 places after the contestant from Bertram.

Ian finished sometime before the contestant from Oak View.

Perry was either the contestant from Van Nuys or the solver who finished fourth.

Of Perry and the person from Rinard, one answered 20 Across incorrectly and the other finished first.

Of the person who got 20 Across wrong and the contestant who got 11 Down wrong, one was Melinda and the other finished seventh.

Eva finished 1 place before the contestant from Hollis.

The contestant from Industry finished 1 place after Virginia.

The solver who got 30 Across wrong finished 2 places before the solver from Van Nuys.

The person who finished fourth, the contestant from Bertram, the contestant from Van Nuys, the solver from Westport and the solver who got 30 Across wrong were all different people.

Virginia got the right answer for 26 Down.

The person who finished first got the right answer for 4 Across.

The solver from Industry was either the person who finished second or the person who got 4 Across wrong.

The contestant who finished sixth got the right answer for 2 Down.

The contestant who got 26 Down wrong finished sometime before the contestant who got 30 Across wrong.

Carol Dave Eva Ian Melinda Perry Virginia

Bertram
Hollis
Industry
Oak View
Rinard
Van Nuys
Westport

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


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 $2,250 piece, Margarita's dummy, and Jeff's piece are three different dummies.

The dummy going to Oslo, Margarita's piece, and the $1,000 puppet are three different dummies.

The dummy going to Mexico City isn't "Utrecht".

The piece going to Vancouver cost somewhat more than Jeff's dummy.

The $1,750 piece is either the piece going to St. Moritz or "Utrecht".

Of "Waldarama" and the $1,500 dummy, one is going to St. Moritz and the other is Jeff's.

Lucas's piece cost 500 dollars more than Jeff's piece.

"Yenga" cost 1,250 dollars more than Nicole's puppet.

Herman's dummy isn't going to Mexico City.

The piece going to Ypsilanti cost somewhat more than "Xavier".

The dummy going to Vancouver is either the $750 puppet or "Valencio".

The piece going to Mexico City cost somewhat more than Jeff's puppet.

The piece going to Oslo cost somewhat more than Lucas's puppet.

"Valencio" is either the $1,000 puppet or the $1,750 piece.

"Sniffletoe" cost 500 dollars more than "Tombawomba".

The piece going to Portland cost 750 dollars less than Kelly's puppet.

Isabel's piece cost 250 dollars more than Lucas's piece.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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.

Of the one with 500 genes and E. carolinus, one was sequenced by Dr. Acosta and the other was sequenced in September.

E. carolinus was either the organism sequenced in July or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Moreno.

Of E. paradolens and B. mangeris, one was sequenced in November and the other was sequenced by Dr. Walsh.

The one sequenced by Dr. Garza has somewhat fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced in September.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Moreno has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced in July.

The seven organisms were the one with 750 genes, the bacteria sequenced in April, L. dyson, the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Garza, E. carolinus, the organism sequenced in November and the one sequenced in September.

The organism sequenced in December wasn't sequenced by Dr. Walsh.

The one with 1,000 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Roman.

D. forcilitis has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza.

The one sequenced in August has 750 fewer genes than P. wellington.

The one sequenced in September was either the one sequenced by Dr. Young or V. tenesis.

The one sequenced in December was either the organism with 1,250 genes or the one with 750 genes.

The bacteria sequenced in August has 500 fewer genes than E. paradolens.

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

Acosta Estrada Garza Moreno Roman Walsh Young

February April July August September November December


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 Paris accelerator will go online 2 years before the Kiev accelerator.

Of the project headed by Dr. Jennings and the Lectra 4C, one is in Stockholm and the other will go online in 2020.

The Berlin facility will go online 3 years after the project headed by Dr. Morgan.

Of the Egert Facility and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2022, one is headed by Dr. Dorsey and the other is in Helsinki.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2017 isn't headed by Dr. York.

Of the Falston LCS and the facility scheduled to go online in 2020, one is headed by Dr. Underwood and the other is in Warsaw.

The Stockholm accelerator will go online 5 years after the Tevatron LHC.

The ISON-X42 will go online 1 year before the Warsaw accelerator.

Of the Falston LCS and the Paris facility, one is headed by Dr. Underwood and the other will go online in 2016.

The seven accelerators are the facility scheduled to go online in 2022, the Zynga Complex, the ISON-X42, the project headed by Dr. Jennings, the project headed by Dr. Ewing, the project headed by Dr. York and the Falston LCS.

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

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Ewing
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Underwood
Dr. York

Berlin Helsinki Kiev Madrid Paris Stockholm Warsaw


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.

Wesley was either the student who spoke for 18 minutes or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel.

The presenter who got the C- spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who got the D.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson spoke 6 minutes more than the presenter who got the B-.

The seven students were the presenter who got the A, Iris, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey, Wesley, Milton and Ginger.

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

Of the presenter who got the C+ and Iris, one spoke for 12 minutes and the other talked about P.M. Wilson.

Of the presenter who got the C- and the student who spoke for 10 minutes, one talked about P.M. Churchill and the other was Roberta.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour spoke 2 minutes less than Wesley.

The presenter who got the C+ spoke 4 minutes more than the student who got the B+.

The student who got the A- spoke 6 minutes less than the student who got the C-.

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

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

Colleen Ginger Iris Milton Roberta Wesley Zachary

Atlee Balfour Churchill Grey North Peel Wilson


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

Of Mr. Brady's class and the course with 33 students, one is in room 208 and the other is the Spanish class.

The class in room 322 doesn't have 31 students.

The class in room 215 has 6  more students than the French class.

The class in room 215 is either the English class or the class with 37 students.

Of the course in room 125 and the course with 35 students, one is taught by Underwood and the other is taught by Leach.

Neither the Spanish class nor Mr. Caldwell's class is the course in room 322.

The class in room 212 is either the class with 41 students or the course with 29 students.

The course with 37 students is taught by Brady.

The course with 39 students is either the Latin class or the class in room 212.

The Spanish class has 4  fewer students than the Geometry class.

The English class has 6  fewer students than the History class.

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

Mr. Leach's class has 8  fewer students than the course in room 319.

The course with 31 students is taught by Owen.

The French class isn't taught by Caldwell.

Brady Caldwell Herman Leach Owen Paul Underwood

Biology English French Geometry History Latin Spanish


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 $4.00 animal and the $6.00 balloon, one was orange and the other was the monkey.

Of the balloon Heidi bought and the magenta balloon, one was the fish and the other cost $8.00.

The red animal cost  more than the animal Lucas bought.

The dog was either the balloon Lucas bought or the animal Francisco bought.

The snail cost 3 dollars more than the piece Gayle bought.

The turtle cost 2 dollars less than the gold piece.

The animal Bernard bought cost 2 dollars more than the yellow balloon.

The animal Heidi bought cost 2 dollars more than the gold balloon.

The cat cost 2 dollars less than the yellow animal.

The $6.00 balloon was either the dog or the brown animal.

The white piece cost  more than the gold piece.

The red piece, the piece Verna bought, the $5.00 piece, the dog and the animal Bernard bought were all different items.

brown gold magenta orange red white yellow

Bernard Francisco Gayle Heidi Lucas Nancy Verna


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.

Jimmy Jacobs's item sold for somewhat less than Irv Ingram's piece.

The 1988 one sold for 100 dollars less than the piece for the person who played first base.

The 1978 piece sold for 200 dollars more than the item for the person who played third base.

Mike Morales's one sold for 150 dollars more than Jimmy Jacobs's card.

The card for the person who played center field sold for somewhat less than the 1972 card.

Of the card for the person who played third base and the one that sold for $225, one featured Gilby Glass and the other came out in 1988.

The piece for the person who played pitcher didn't come out in 1978.

Lance Leach's piece sold for 100 dollars less than the one for the person who played right field.

The card for the person who played catcher sold for 100 dollars more than Opie Oliver's one.

Jimmy Jacobs's card sold for somewhat more than Gilby Glass's item.

The one for the person who played right field didn't come out in 2007.

Mike Morales's one didn't come out in 1972.

The card for the person who played third base sold for somewhat less than Daryn Drake's card.

Opie Oliver's item sold for 50 dollars less than the 1983 one.

The 1999 item sold for 150 dollars more than Opie Oliver's card.

Mike Morales's one didn't sell for $375.

Gilby Glass's piece sold for somewhat more than the one for the person who played center field.

Daryn Drake
Gilby Glass
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs
Lance Leach
Mike Morales
Opie Oliver

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


Of the 25 ft long whale and the 33 ft long specimen, one is the sei whale and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2004.

The whale donated in 2013 is 6 feet longer than the exhibit donated in 1994.

Brent is somewhat shorter than the beluga whale.

The whale donated in 1994 is 4 feet shorter than the narwhal.

Of Adam and Herbert, one was donated to the aquarium in 2015 and the other is 25 ft long.

Of the exhibit donated in 2015 and Dennis, one is the gray whale and the other is 27 ft long.

Dennis is somewhat longer than the whale donated in 1999.

The whale donated in 1994 is either the 31 ft long specimen or Brent.

The right whale is 2 feet longer than the specimen donated in 2004.

The fin whale, Curtis and the beluga whale are all different whales.

Adam Brent Curtis Dennis Evan Gus Herbert


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

The seven pieces are the $275 piece, the hutch, the bookshelf, the rocking chair, Freda's item, the footstool and the barstool.

The piece made of oak costs 50 dollars more than the piece made of teak.

Shelley's item wasn't made of sandalwood.

Of the $350 piece and the piece made of walnut, one was crafted by Rosemary and the other is the bookshelf.

Of the $275 item and Freda's item, one is the coffee table and the other was made of chestnut.

Neither the piece made of chestnut nor the barstool is Shelley's item.

Patsy's piece is either the item made of rosewood or the rocking chair.

The barstool costs 50 dollars more than the bench.

The footstool costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of chestnut.

The hutch is either the item made of rosewood or the piece made of oak.

Rosemary's piece costs 50 dollars more than Freda's item.

Marilyn's item costs  more than the hutch.

Freda's piece costs 50 dollars more than Cheri's item.

Cheri Freda Marilyn Patsy Rosemary Shelley Yvette

chestnut mahogany oak rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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

The garlic tilapia, the recipe with 480 calories, and the dish served on May 14th are three different recipes.

The meal with 500 calories doesn't have exactly 15 grams of protein.

The recipe with 8 grams of protein, the bulgur salad, the kale quinoa, the dish with 12 grams of protein and the lemon salmon were all different recipes.

The meal with 500 calories was either the kale quinoa or the recipe served on May 16th.

The kale quinoa doesn't have exactly 18 grams of protein.

The dish with 18 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the dish with 5 grams of protein.

The chili pork was either the recipe with 8 grams of protein or the meal with 460 calories.

The dish with 9 grams of protein contains 40 fewer calories than the garlic tilapia.

The lemon salmon contains 20 more calories than the meal with 10 grams of protein.

Of the recipe served on May 11th and the recipe with 460 calories, one was the asian steak and the other has exactly 18 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 12th contains somewhat fewer calories than the bulgur salad.

Of the meal served on May 15th and the recipe served on May 11th, one was the asian steak and the other has 420 calories.

The recipe served on May 15th contains 20 fewer calories than the dish with 5 grams of protein.

The recipe served on May 12th contains somewhat more calories than the dish served on May 11th.

The recipe served on May 13th contains 20 more calories than the recipe with 10 grams of protein.

The recipe with 10 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the citrus halibut.

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

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

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


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.

Of Justice Alvarado's majority opinion and the 5-4 decision, one was Zamora v Pibb and the other was on April 7.

Of the 8-1 decision and the March 31 proceeding, one was Omar v Powers and the other was Carson v Dunn.

Short v Metz was either Justice Underwood's majority opinion or the 3-6 decision.

Of Gibbs v Kintz and Justice Alvarado's majority opinion, one was the 4-5 decision and the other was on April 7.

The March 17 case was either Justice Larson's majority opinion or the 8-1 decision.

Omar v Powers was either the March 3 proceeding or Justice Quinn's majority opinion.

Omar v Powers was 3 weeks after Justice Caldwell's majority opinion.

Of the April 14 proceeding and the April 7 proceeding, one was Short v Metz and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was 4 weeks before Watts v Yang.

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

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was sometime after Justice Larson's majority opinion.

The 2-7 decision was sometime before Gibbs v Kintz.

Carson v Dunn was 2 weeks before the 6-3 decision.

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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

The player from Fort Kent, Yvette, and Alberta are three different people.

The contestant from Modesto wasn't in lane 7.

Oliver is either the contestant in lane 6 or the person from Ontario.

The person from Fort Kent scored 80 points more points than the person in lane 3.

The contestant from Pacific Grove wasn't in lane 5.

Deanna scored  fewer points than Christie.

Leigh scored  fewer points than Alberta.

Of the person in lane 4 and the contestant who scored 380 points, one was from Modesto and the other is Christie.

The player in lane 5 scored  fewer points than the person in lane 4.

Alberta scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant from Junction City.

Of the contestant from Cutler and the person who scored 300 points, one was in lane 2 and the other was in lane 3.

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

The person from Elk Grove scored 320 points fewer points than the player from Ontario.

Oliver, the person who scored 460 points, and the player from Elk Grove are three different people.

The contestant in lane 3 scored 80 points more points than Christie.

Alberta Christie Deanna Leigh Nina Oliver Yvette

Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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

The mobile library with 350 books isn't the school bus.

"Explore More" is either the Mack truck or the bookmobile with 450 books.

Of the ambulance and "Dream Machine", one is driven by Richard and the other has 250 books.

The ambulance has  more books than the Greyhound bus.

The mobile library Patsy drives, the bookmobile with 450 books, the Mack truck and the bookmobile with 400 books are all different vehicles.

"Tiny Tomes" has  fewer books than "Ready Reader".

"Lit on Wheels" is either the bookmobile Richard drives or the mobile library with 550 books.

The bookmobile with 500 books is either the Winnebago or "Lit on Wheels".

The mobile library Richard drives has 150 fewer books than the vehicle Francisco drives.

The ice cream truck has 200 more books than the mobile library Kimberly drives.

"Ready Reader" has 100 fewer books than the mobile library Gene drives.

The bookmobile Violet drives has 100 more books than the bookmobile Richard drives.

The vehicle Patsy drives is either the vehicle with 300 books or "Tiny Tomes".

Of the mobile library Gene drives and the bookmobile with 300 books, one is the Mack truck and the other is "Lit on Wheels".

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

Dan Francisco Gene Kimberly Patsy Richard Violet

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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

The person who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after the player who won the $5.25 pot.

The person who won with a straight flush won sometime after the player who won the $23.25 pot.

The person who won with one pair won 2 hands before the person who won the $3.75 pot.

The person who won with a full house was either Lee or Byron.

The person who won the first hand didn't win with a full house.

The seven people were the player who won the $6.50 pot, Derek, the competitor who won the first hand, Kelley, the person who won with a straight, the competitor who won the seventh hand and the person who won the sixth hand.

Of the player who won the fourth hand and Kelley, one won the $18.25 pot and the other won with one pair.

The competitor who won with one pair won 3 hands before the player who won the $12.50 pot.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won sometime after the competitor who won the $3.75 pot.

Of the competitor who won the $12.50 pot and the competitor who won the first hand, one won with a flush and the other was Lee.

Courtney was either the player who won the $3.75 pot or the person who won the $9.00 pot.

The player who won the $6.50 pot won 1 hand after the player who won the $5.25 pot.

Byron Courtney Derek Kelley Lee Wilbur Yvonne


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 $5.75 sandwich doesn't include cheddar cheese.

The order with liverwurst costs 2 dollars more than Kenneth's sandwich.

Yolanda's sandwich doesn't include cheddar cheese.

The $7.75 sandwich, the sandwich with gouda cheese, the order with havarti cheese, the sandwich with ham, the sandwich with provolone cheese and Emily's order are all different sandwiches.

Lula's sandwich costs 3 dollars less than Carol's order.

Carol's order costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with roast beef.

Of the order with prosciutto and the $8.75 sandwich, one includes swiss cheese and the other includes muenster cheese.

Of Juan's sandwich and the order with corned beef, one includes gouda cheese and the other costs $5.75.

Lula's sandwich costs  less than the order with corned beef.

The sandwich with ham includes swiss cheese.

The sandwich with prosciutto costs 1 dollar more than the order with havarti cheese.

The order with gouda cheese costs 2 dollars less than the sandwich with salami.

Carol Emily Greg Juan Kenneth Lula Yolanda

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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

The telecom stock was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

The technology stock was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Geraldo bought.

The stock Edith bought was 5 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The seven stocks were the stock Abigail bought, the utilities stock, the energy stock, the stock that sold for $26 per share, HBW, JMO and QMZ.

KMPP was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the real estate stock.

KMPP was either the stock that sold for $30 per share or the stock Geraldo bought.

The utilities stock was  per share more expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The stock Ida Mae bought was 4 dollars per share less expensive than JMO.

ABTR was either the energy stock or the stock Ida Mae bought.

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

Of the stock Francine bought and the financial stock, one was ABTR and the other sold for $31 per share.

The health care stock was 2 dollars per share more expensive than PSTO.

Abigail
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


The presenter who got the A was either the presenter who spoke for 16 minutes or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes was either the presenter who got the A- or the presenter who got the C+.

The presenter who got the B+ was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill or the presenter who spoke for 18 minutes.

The student who got the C-, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair, Perry, Yvonne and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill were all different students.

Of the presenter who got the B- and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel, one was Colleen and the other spoke for 14 minutes.

Edith spoke 2 minutes less than Colleen.

Neither Yvonne nor the student who got the C+ was the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour.

Of the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden and the student who got the C+, one spoke for 14 minutes and the other was Francis.

The student who got the B+ spoke 10 minutes less than Francis.

The student who got the A- spoke 2 minutes less than Hazel.

The presenter who got the B- spoke 2 minutes more than Perry.

Colleen Edith Francis Hazel Milton Perry Yvonne

Balfour Blair Churchill Disraeli Eden Grey Peel