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

The organism sequenced in September wasn't sequenced by Dr. Moreno.

B. mangeris was either the one sequenced by Dr. Copeland or the one sequenced in September.

Of D. forcilitis and the organism with 500 genes, one was sequenced in April and the other was sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

The bacteria with 250 genes wasn't sequenced in August.

E. paradolens has 250 more genes than E. carolinus.

E. carolinus was sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Nielsen has somewhat fewer genes than E. carolinus.

The bacteria sequenced in April was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Copeland or E. paradolens.

The five organisms were E. paradolens, the one sequenced in November, the one sequenced in September, the one with 250 genes and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

The organism with 1,250 genes wasn't sequenced in November.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson

April August September November December


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

Of the fall Derrick shot in 2002 and Oginao, one has a height of 105 ft and the other is in Brazil.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1988 is located in Nigeria.

Garray is either the waterfall located in Nigeria or the waterfall Derrick photographed in 2001.

Of the fall located in Switzerland and the 115 ft tall fall, one was shot in 2002 and the other is Garray.

Cerbel is either the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1996 or the waterfall Derrick shot in 1988.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1996 is not in Canada.

Neither the 115 ft tall waterfall nor Irskela is the waterfall located in Canada.


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

The cantilever structure is 1,500 feet longer than the suspension structure.

Of the cable-stayed bridge and the cantilever one, one is Sandy Bridge and the other is in Paris.

The 14,500 ft structure is either the cantilever structure or the one in Tallinn.

The 8,500 ft bridge is either the cable-stayed one or the camelback one.

The cable-stayed one is 3,000 feet longer than the one in Warsaw.

The 11,500 ft structure isn't in Tallinn.

The structure in Madrid, Star Bridge, and the 8,500 ft bridge are three different structures.

Of the 14,500 ft structure and the suspension structure, one is Gorem Bridge and the other is in Paris.

Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension


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 Gillespie's structure and the $38,000 home, one will be delivered to Yountville and the other is 155 sq ft.

The home going to Eagle Grove didn't sell for $27,500.

Of the 155 sq ft home and the 140 sq ft house, one is for the Zimmermans and the other will be delivered to Kennebunkport.

The Ewing's house is 15 sq ft larger than the $36,000 structure.

The home going to Yountville is 15 sq ft smaller than the structure going to Unionville.

The 155 sq ft structure is either the $25,000 home or the $27,500 home.

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

Davidson Ewing Gillespie Nielsen Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Kennebunkport
Unionville
Yountville


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.

"Meteor Rise" came out sometime after the game made by Waverly Toys.

"Zany Circus" came out 3 years after the $1,500 system.

"Voyager Hero" came out sometime after the $3,750 system.

The five games are "Aladeen", the game made by Arco, the system made by Dow Games, the $3,750 system and the $5,200 game.

Of "Zany Circus" and the pinball machine released in 1975, one costs $6,400 and the other was made by Arco.

Of the pinball machine made by Pinnefore and "Aladeen", one costs $1,500 and the other was released in 1976.

Aladeen
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


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

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

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

Tara Tate didn't win the prize in medicine.

The person from New Zealand won her prize  after Tara Tate.

Betty Brewer didn't win the prize in medicine.

The person who won in 1972 won the prize in economics.

The winner from New Zealand is either the winner who won the prize in literature or the person who won the prize in medicine.

The person from New Zealand won her prize 8 years before the winner from Germany.

Of the person who won in 1968 and the person who won the prize in economics, one is from New Zealand and the other is Jemma Jenks.

Edna Evitz didn't win the prize in literature.

Betty Brewer
Edna Evitz
Fay Ferguson
Jemma Jenks
Tara Tate

bioengineering economics literature medicine physics

Germany
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland


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

The shrine built in 1765 is either the temple in Niwa or the structure in Usui.

Amari Michi was built 120 years after the structure dedicated to the deer.

Of the structure dedicated to the cat and the shrine in Uchida, one is Hori Takesi and the other was built in 1585.

The structure dedicated to the cat was built 120 years before the structure in Nakai.

The temple dedicated to the mouse is in Nakai.

The structure in Niwa was built 60 years after Okabe Honzo.

Of the shrine in Uchida and the structure built in 1645, one is dedicated to the rooster and the other is Sama Takako.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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 10-year-old isn't cared for by Gracie.

Of the 4-year-old and the ape Dolly works with, one came from Kendisi and the other is Pemson.

The animal that was found in Melak is cared for by Aldo.

The ape that was found in Basahan is cared for by Dolly.

Rajesh is either the animal that was found in Melak or the orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu.

The animal Calliope works with is 3 years younger than Shamir.

Of the ape Calliope works with and Merah, one came from Puruk Cahu and the other is 13 years old.

Basahan
Kendisi
Melak
Puruk Cahu
Tarakan


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

Of the $2.75 sandwich and the order with havarti cheese, one includes corned beef and the other includes roast beef.

The $6.75 sandwich doesn't include liverwurst.

The order with colby jack cheese costs  more than Nora's sandwich.

Carol's order doesn't include swiss cheese.

Neither the order with colby jack cheese nor the $5.75 sandwich is Carol's order.

The sandwich with muenster cheese costs 3 dollars less than Henrietta's sandwich.

The order with ham includes swiss cheese.

The $3.75 sandwich is either the order with corned beef or the sandwich with liverwurst.

Nora's order doesn't include muenster cheese.

colby jack
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

corned beef
ham
liverwurst
roast beef
salami


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 program that aired on FNX and the program that aired on Wednesday, one brought in 750,000 viewers and the other aired at 2:00pm.

Of the program that aired at 6:00pm and the program that aired on BMT, one aired on Thursday and the other brought in 1,250,000 viewers.

The show that aired on GMA had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Thursday.

The show that aired at 8:30pm brought in 250,000 viewers.

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

Of the show that aired at 6:00pm and the show that aired on Monday, one aired on CBR and the other brought in 250,000 viewers.

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

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

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday


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.

Of the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO and the report from Newark, one was received on August 6 and the other was reported by Flora Flynn.

The sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was submitted 2 days after the report from Embden.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO, the August 7 report, Edith Estes's report and Abe Alvarez's sighting were all different sightings.

The report of the egg-shaped UFO was either the August 4 sighting or the sighting from Newark.

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

Edith Estes's report didn't involve the cone-shaped UFO.

Iva Ingram's report was submitted sometime before Abe Alvarez's sighting.

The sighting of the cone-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before Iva Ingram's sighting.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was from Tarzana.

Iva Ingram's sighting was from Yarmouth.

The August 4 report was either Abe Alvarez's sighting or the report from Embden.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Iva Ingram

Beaconsfield Embden Newark Tarzana Yarmouth


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 1 week before the 3-6 decision.

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

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was either the 2-7 decision or the 4-5 decision.

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

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was the 5-4 decision.

The 2-7 decision was 1 week after the 6-3 decision.

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

Carson v Dunn was 1 week before Justice Quinn's majority opinion.

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

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31

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


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

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

Of the competitor who won with a flush and the competitor who won the fourth hand, one won the $18.25 pot and the other was Nathaniel.

Theodore, the competitor who won with a full house and the competitor who won the $6.50 pot were all different people.

Of the competitor who won the $5.25 pot and the player who won the second hand, one won with two pairs and the other was Paulette.

The person who won with a straight flush won 1 hand after Guillermo.

The person who won the $5.25 pot, the competitor who won with a full house, and Guillermo are three different people.

Guillermo Maria Nathaniel Paulette Theodore

two pairs
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


The 115 ft tall fall wasn't shot in 1983.

The waterfall located in Brazil is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick shot in 1992.

The waterfall located in Tibet is 15 ft shorter than the fall in New Zealand.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1993 is 10 ft taller than Inawatai.

Neither the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1987 nor Sihat is the waterfall located in Nigeria.

Rhoqua is 10 ft taller than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1992.

Of Nyalt and the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1992, one has a height of 105 ft and the other has a height of 120 ft.


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

Of the person from Sweden and the person from France, one works in the biotech industry and the other is Kirk Kaplan.

Of Ed Everett and the magnate from England, one is worth $27 billion and the other works in the finance industry.

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

The tycoon worth $26 billion, the mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry and Kirk Kaplan are all different people.

Joseph Jakes isn't worth exactly $25 billion.

Of the tycoon from Sweden and the tycoon from Norway, one works in the pharmaceutical industry and the other is worth $26 billion.

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

Ed Everett
Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan
Leonard Levy
Sid Scott

banking biotech finance retail pharmaceutical


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

The box found on May 15 wasn't at 88.4584 W.

The case at 88.0431 W was either the box at 40.3109 N or the box that held the puzzle book.

The box that held the chewing gum was found 6 days after the box that held the marbles.

The case at 40.8991 N was found 6 days after the cache that held the marbles.

The box at 88.1928 W was found sometime before the box at 88.3907 W.

The case that held the ancient coin was either the case at 88.1928 W or the cache at 88.3907 W.

The case found on May 15 wasn't at 88.3907 W.

Of the case at 88.1928 W and the cache found on May 15, one was at 41.0237 N and the other held the ancient coin.

The case that held the puzzle book was found sometime before the cache that held the marbles.

The cache at 88.0431 W was found sometime after the case at 41.0072 N.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
marbles
puzzle book


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 one with an APR of 8% nor the one with the $20,000 credit limit is the Southwest Inc card.

The card that expires on 12/2025 doesn't have a limit of $4,000.

Neither the one with an APR of 8% nor the card that expires on 08/2025 is the card with the $2,000 credit limit.

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

The Dell Scargo card expires on 08/2025.

Of the one with the $4,000 credit limit and the Whitly Bank card, one has an APR of 12% and the other has an APR of 11%.

The one that expires on 11/2025 has an APR 3 percent lower than the card that expires on 12/2025.

The one that expires on 04/2024 has an APR 2 percent lower than the card that expires on 08/2025.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


The person who won with one pair won sometime after Courtney.

The person who won the first hand won with two pairs.

The person who won with a royal flush and the competitor who won the fourth hand were different people.

The competitor who won the first hand didn't win the $9.00 pot.

Of Zachary and Yvonne, one won the $12.50 pot and the other won the third hand.

The player who won with two pairs won 1 hand before the player who won the $3.75 pot.

The person who won the $9.00 pot didn't win with a straight flush.

The player who won the third hand didn't win with a royal flush.

Yvonne didn't win with a straight flush.

The player who won the fourth hand didn't win the $18.25 pot.

one pair
two pairs
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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

Of the Bakker family's structure and the structure built in 1683, one is Doesmolen and the other is in Moerkapelle.

The home built in 1752 isn't in Aarlanderveen.

The De Jong family's structure was built 23 years after Hoekmolen.

Doesmolen was built 46 years before Vlietmolen.

The Van den Berg family's windmill was built 46 years after the Bakker family's structure.

Of the house in Den Bommel and Doesmolen, one was built in 1729 and the other was built in 1775.

The home built in 1752 isn't in Hoogmade.

Westmolen was built sometime before the Meijer family's windmill.

The windmill in Aarlanderveen isn't owned by the Bakker family.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen

Bakker
De Jong
De Vries
Meijer
Van den Berg

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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

The vehicle with 450 books isn't driven by Elena.

The Mack truck has 100 more books than "Dream Machine".

"Words To Go" has 100 fewer books than "Explore More".

The bookmobile with 250 books isn't the ice cream truck.

The vehicle with 350 books is driven by Hugh.

"Books-4-U" has  fewer books than "Dream Machine".

Of the bookmobile with 250 books and "Words To Go", one is driven by Myra and the other is the Greyhound bus.

Of the bookmobile Antonio drives and the vehicle with 350 books, one is "Dream Machine" and the other is the Airstream.

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

Airstream
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
Winnebago


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

The competitor who ordered farfalle paid 2 dollars more than Velma.

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

The contestant who paid $9.99, the competitor who ordered farfalle, Kristina and the runner who ordered rigatoni were all different runners.

Neither the competitor who ordered farfalle nor the runner who chose pomodoro sauce was Wade.

The contestant who paid $9.99 didn't choose alfredo sauce.

Of Oscar and Velma, one ordered capellini and the other paid $6.99.

The contestant who paid $8.99 didn't choose arrabiata sauce.

The competitor who paid $6.99 didn't choose pomodoro sauce.

capellini farfalle fusilli rigatoni spaghetti

alfredo arrabiata marinara mushroom pomodoro


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

Of the patient with the 1:30pm appointment and the person with the 12:30pm appointment, one is Patsy and the other will be seen by Dr. Nixon.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

Lynn doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Underwood doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

The five people are the client going in for the root canal, Nettie, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Underwood, the customer with the 1:30pm appointment and Harold.

The person with the 9:30am appointment won't be seen by Dr. Estrada.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Valdez, Patsy, and Harold are three different people.

Of the patient who will be seeing Dr. Estrada and the person who will be seeing Dr. Nixon, one has the appointment for the crown and the other is Lynn.

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal

Dr. Estrada
Dr. Gregory
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Valdez


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 piece going to Portland is either "Utrecht" or "Sniffletoe".

Of the dummy going to Mexico City and Margarita's dummy, one is "Tombawomba" and the other is "Sniffletoe".

Lucas's piece cost 250 dollars more than the dummy going to Mexico City.

The dummy going to Portland cost somewhat more than Lucas's piece.

Jeff's dummy cost somewhat less than "Xavier".

"Tombawomba" cost 500 dollars less than the piece going to Baltimore.

The puppet going to Oslo is "Sniffletoe".

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz


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.

Neither the dish that bakes for 40 minutes nor the dish that bakes for 25 minutes is the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

The dish that serves 2 people requires 5 minutes less baking time than the chicken cutlet.

The dish that serves 4 people doesn't cook at 410 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 25 minutes cooks at 350 degrees.

Neither the meatloaf nor the dish that cooks at 410 degrees is the dish that bakes for 40 minutes.

Of the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes and the dish that cooks at 410 degrees, one is the roast potatoes recipe and the other serves 3 people.

The baked ham doesn't serve exactly 8 people.

Of the meatloaf and the dish that bakes for 30 minutes, one serves 4 people and the other cooks at 385 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 25 minutes serves 8 people.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes

baked ham
candied yams
chicken cutlet
meatloaf
roast potatoes

350 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

2 people
3 people
4 people
8 people
9 people


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

The person who won in 1964 is from New Zealand.

The winner from Ireland is either the winner who won in 1972 or the winner who won the prize in literature.

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

The person who won in 1976 isn't from Canada.

The winner from Mexico won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in economics.

Lisa Lara is either the person from Mexico or the winner who won in 1976.

The winner who won in 1968, the winner who won the prize in physics, the winner who won the prize in literature and the person from Canada are all different winners.

Neither the winner who won the prize in economics nor the winner from Mexico is Mandy Marsh.

Lisa Lara
Mandy Marsh
Norma Nolan
Patsy Pope
Rita Reeves

astronomy economics literature medicine physics

Canada
Germany
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand


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.

B. mangeris was either the bacteria with 250 genes or the one with 1,250 genes.

Of the organism with 1,250 genes and the organism with 250 genes, one was sequenced in April and the other is L. dyson.

E. carolinus has 750 more genes than the one sequenced in July.

The bacteria sequenced in November has 500 more genes than the bacteria sequenced in July.

E. paradolens wasn't sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

The bacteria with 750 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Zamora has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

P. wellington wasn't sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

P. wellington wasn't sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

L. dyson has 500 fewer genes than E. paradolens.

The bacteria sequenced in February wasn't sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

The one sequenced by Dr. Fletcher has 750 more genes than the organism sequenced in February.

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

Copeland Fletcher Prince Sheppard Zamora


Of the ice cream truck and the bookmobile with 400 books, one is "Dream Machine" and the other is driven by Dan.

The mobile library Antonio drives has 50 fewer books than "Explore More".

The ice cream truck has  fewer books than the vehicle Sheryl drives.

The mobile library with 250 books is the school bus.

The ambulance, the vehicle Elena drives, the mobile library Dan drives and "Explore More" are all different vehicles.

Of the mobile library with 300 books and "Dream Machine", one is driven by Richard and the other is the Airstream.

Airstream
ambulance
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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.

Of the Zagreb facility and the project headed by Dr. Farley, one is the ISON-X42 and the other will go online in 2017.

The project headed by Dr. Huff will go online 1 year after the Helsinki accelerator.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will not go online in 2020.

The Paris facility is either the project headed by Dr. Salinas or the project headed by Dr. Underwood.

The Lectra 4C will go online 2 years after the Madrid accelerator.

The project headed by Dr. Underwood, the Bale-Hahn SSC and the Zynga Complex are all different accelerators.

The project headed by Dr. Farley will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Underwood.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Farley
Dr. Huff
Dr. Owens
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Underwood


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.

May is either the contestant who finished in third place or the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class.

The contestant whose final word was "bulwark" didn't finish in seventh place.

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

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

The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Ted.

Gayle, the child from Mrs. Almerini's class, and the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class are three different people.

The student whose final word was "elucidated" is either Floyd or the student from Mrs. Almerini's class.

The five people are the student whose final word was "elucidated", Ted, the student who finished in first place, the contestant who finished in seventh place and May.

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

Floyd had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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

The oyster from Punaville, RI costs 20 cents less than the oyster with the fruity finish.

The one that costs $2.30 isn't from Vancouver, BC.

The Katamaka oyster costs 10 cents less than the oyster with the citrusy finish.

The Bluepoint oyster costs somewhat less than the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

Of the one that costs $2.00 and the Island Creek oyster, one has a briny taste and the other is from Appleton, CT.

The one with the citrusy finish costs 20 cents less than the Bluepoint oyster.

Of the oyster from Appleton, CT and the Ninigreth oyster, one costs $2.40 and the other has a creamy taste.

The one with the citrusy finish costs somewhat less than the one from Vancouver, BC.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Katamaka
Ninigreth
Pomaquin

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


The house in Kinderdijk was built 46 years after the Meijer family's home.

Of the Jansen family's home and the house built in 1729, one is Zemelmolen and the other is in Kinderdijk.

The home in Schiedam was built 23 years after the Smit family's house.

Grosmolen, the home built in 1729, the structure in Aarlanderveen and the Smit family's windmill are all different structures.

Of Hoekmolen and Grosmolen, one is in Schiedam and the other is owned by the Meijer family.

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

The home in Schiedam isn't owned by the Bakker family.

Westmolen isn't owned by the Smit family.

Westmolen was built sometime after the house in Moerkapelle.

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Aarlanderveen Kinderdijk Leiderdorp Moerkapelle Schiedam


The competitor who ordered rigatoni paid 2 dollars more than Oscar.

Of the runner who chose marinara sauce and the contestant who paid $7.99, one was Oscar and the other ordered farfalle.

The competitor who chose marinara sauce paid 2 dollars more than Gwendolyn.

The competitor who chose mushroom sauce ordered rotini.

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

Neither the contestant who paid $8.99 nor the contestant who ordered rotini was Betsy.

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

The competitor who paid $9.99, Irma, the competitor who chose marinara sauce and the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce were all different runners.

The runner who paid $9.99 was either the competitor who ordered penne or the contestant who chose mushroom sauce.

farfalle penne rigatoni rotini spaghetti

arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom puttanesca


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

The piece that sold for $175 didn't come out in 1995.

Of the 1978 one and Lance Leach's one, one featured the person who played first base and the other sold for $275.

The one that sold for $325 was either the 2004 card or the one for the person who played shortstop.

The card for the person who played left field sold for somewhat more than Lance Leach's item.

The card for the person who played first base sold for 50 dollars more than Gilby Glass's piece.

Daryn Drake's card sold for 100 dollars more than the 1987 item.

The 2004 piece was either the item that sold for $225 or Neddy Norris's piece.

Of the 1974 card and the one that sold for $125, one featured Daryn Drake and the other featured the person who played shortstop.

Lance Leach's piece didn't feature the person who played pitcher.

Daryn Drake
Gilby Glass
Lance Leach
Neddy Norris
Pete Perez

first base
left field
pitcher
shortstop
third base


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

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

The program that aired at 6:00pm had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 1:00pm.

The program with 1,000,000 viewers didn't air on GMA.

Of the show that aired on Saturday and the program that aired at 2:00pm, one aired on PTR and the other brought in 1,250,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 10:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on BMT.

The show that aired on CBR aired on Monday.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers was either the show that aired on Saturday or the show that aired on Tuesday.

Of the program that aired on Saturday and the show that aired on CBR, one aired at 6:00pm and the other aired at 1:00pm.

The show with 750,000 viewers didn't air on CBR.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


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

Of the person who won at Scotch Pines and the woman who scored a 65, one was Harriet Holt and the other won in 1923.

Nellie Nolan didn't win at Scotch Pines.

Neither the golfer who scored a 60 nor the golfer who scored a 62 was the person who won in 1923.

The woman who scored a 65 won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who won at Willow Grove.

The woman who won at Willow Grove was either the person who won in 1920 or Harriet Holt.

The person who won in 1924 didn't shoot a 62.

The woman who won in 1921 won at Pennyfoot.

The woman who won at Amble Glen won her tournament sometime after the woman who scored a 59.

Tina Tuttle won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 65.

Wendy Wells won her tournament 2 years before the golfer who scored a 60.

Harriet Holt
Kristina Katz
Nellie Nolan
Tina Tuttle
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Willow Grove


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

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

Of the student who got the A and the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes, one was Ora and the other was Yvonne.

The five students were the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain, Roberta, Ora and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.

Neither the student who spoke for 6 minutes nor Roberta was the student who got the D.

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

Yvonne spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel.

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

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes

Blair Chamberlain Disraeli Peel Thatcher


The show that aired at 2:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on Thursday.

The show that aired on Monday was either the show that aired at 8:30pm or the show that aired at 4:30pm.

The show with 1,000,000 viewers aired on PTR.

The show with 1,000,000 viewers didn't air on Tuesday.

The program that aired on PTR had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Thursday.

The program with 750,000 viewers aired on CBR.

The program that aired at 1:00pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 8:30pm.

Of the show that aired on Wednesday and the program that aired at 1:00pm, one aired on CBR and the other aired on BMT.

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

The program that aired at 10:00pm didn't air on GMA.


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.

Cindy Chan's report wasn't from Long Barn.

The August 5 sighting wasn't from Kirkman.

The five sightings were the report from Upper Lake, Hal Harrison's report, the August 6 sighting, the August 5 report and Edith Estes's report.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO wasn't from Kirkman.

The August 8 report involved the oval-shaped UFO.

Neither Hal Harrison's sighting nor the sighting from Upper Lake was the August 7 sighting.

Of Gil Gates's sighting and Hal Harrison's sighting, one was from Islesboro and the other involved the teardrop-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before Cindy Chan's report.

Of Cindy Chan's report and the sighting from Islesboro, one involved the cone-shaped UFO and the other was received on August 4.

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison

Islesboro
Jackson
Kirkman
Long Barn
Upper Lake


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

Neither the passenger leaving in March nor the flier with the wishbone is Brandi.

Of Velma and the passenger going to Illinois, one will bring their shamrock and the other will leave in March.

The aerophobe going to Illinois won't bring a rabbit's foot.

Of the passenger going to Rhode Island and the aerophobe with the talisman, one is Gwen and the other is Brandi.

Of the aerophobe going to Hawaii and the flier with the shamrock, one will leave in February and the other is Gwen.

The flier with the talisman will leave 2 months before Troy.

The flier with the talisman will leave 1 month before the flier going to Ohio.

coin
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Hawaii
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Rhode Island


"Yenga" cost somewhat more than Margarita's dummy.

The five dummies are "Sniffletoe", the $1,500 piece, Kelly's dummy, Lucas's puppet and the puppet going to St. Moritz.

The $1,250 puppet, Lucas's piece, and the puppet going to Baltimore are three different dummies.

"Utrecht" cost somewhat more than the piece going to Oslo.

Of the $1,750 piece and the puppet going to Mexico City, one is Kelly's and the other is "Yenga".

The $1,500 piece isn't going to Mexico City.

Of the dummy going to Baltimore and the dummy going to Mexico City, one is "Yenga" and the other is Margarita's.

Sniffletoe Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
St. Moritz
Vancouver


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

The dish with 7 grams of protein wasn't served on May 17th.

Of the meal served on May 11th and the dish with 7 grams of protein, one was the kale quinoa and the other has 380 calories.

The recipe with 420 calories doesn't have exactly 7 grams of protein.

The chili pork contains 60 more calories than the recipe served on May 11th.

The dish served on May 17th contains 60 fewer calories than the dish served on May 14th.

The meal with 10 grams of protein contains 60 more calories than the recipe with 8 grams of protein.

The recipe with 9 grams of protein wasn't served on May 15th.

The citrus halibut contains 60 fewer calories than the dish served on May 12th.

The bulgur salad wasn't served on May 17th.

bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa

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

7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams


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

The waterfall in New Zealand and the 105 ft tall waterfall are different waterfalls.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1993 is either the fall located in Canada or the waterfall located in Jamaica.

The fall Derrick shot in 2000 is 5 ft higher than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1992.

The fall Derrick shot in 2002 is not located in Brazil.

The waterfall located in Brazil is either the 115 ft tall fall or the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1993.

Of Oginao and the waterfall in Nigeria, one is 110 ft high and the other is 100 ft high.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1993 is somewhat taller than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1992.

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica


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.

Johnathan scored 160 points fewer points than the person from Bristol.

Of Perry and the player in lane 6, one was from Bristol and the other scored 380 points.

Of the person who scored 620 points and the player in lane 2, one was from Junction City and the other is Leigh.

The contestant from Junction City, the player who scored 540 points, and Terrence are three different people.

The person from Pacific Grove scored  more points than Johnathan.

The contestant from Elk Grove scored 80 points fewer points than Terrence.

The person from Junction City was in lane 1.

Bristol
Elk Grove
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


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

Of the 150 ft. tree and the 85 year-old tree, one is Old Jarvis and the other is in Woden Woods.

Nolan's Pine is either the tree in Silk Notch or the tree in Deloit Woods.

The tree in Eldora Woods is either the 144 ft. tree or the 156 ft. tree.

The tree in Deloit Woods is either Roger's Oak or the 144 ft. tree.

The 87 year-old tree is  taller than Evan's Fir.

The tree in Woden Woods is 3 feet taller than the tree in Silk Notch.

Neither the tree in Silk Notch nor the 144 ft. tree is Evan's Fir.

The 94 year-old tree is 9 feet taller than the 79 year-old tree.

The 94 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than Zeke's Spruce.

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

Deloit Woods
Eldora Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods
York Woods


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

The player who started in 1988 played for the Bulldogs.

The person on the Hammerheads wasn't the second striker.

Kawa started sometime after the center back.

Gardelli started 3 years after the center back.

The player who started in 1982 didn't play for the Stingrays.

Of the player who started in 1982 and Engmose, one was the full back and the other played for the Bulldogs.

The person who started in 1982 didn't play for the Hawks.

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

The player who started in 1982 didn't play for the Hammerheads.

Neither the goalie nor Engmose was the player on the Minutemen.

Gardelli started 6 years before the second striker.

center back
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper

Bulldogs Hammerheads Hawks Minutemen Stingrays


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

Lynette is either Victoria's customer or Rhonda's client.

Of Rhonda's customer and the customer with the 2:00pm appointment, one chose warm mocha and the other is Flora.

Nettie's client has her appointment 2 hours before Flora.

The client that chose jet black isn't being helped by Yvonne.

The client that chose honey blonde is being worked on by Nettie.

The customer that chose brown sable has her appointment sometime before the customer that chose deep copper.

The client that chose warm mocha, Victoria's customer, and the customer with the 3:00pm appointment are three different customers.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour after Rhonda's customer.

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
jet black
warm mocha


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.

Ella's design went somewhat farther than the yellow airplane.

The plane that was thrown 4th, Omar's design, and the blue airplane are three different planes.

The plane that was thrown 5th wasn't silver.

The plane that was thrown 2nd was either the airplane that went 55 feet or the silver plane.

Of Valerie's design and Aaron's design, one was yellow and the other went 55 feet.

The silver plane went 30 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 4th.

The plane that was thrown 2nd went 30 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.


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 $32,250 house and the 110 sq ft structure, one is for the Gillespies and the other is for the Nielsens.

The $25,000 home is 30 sq ft larger than the house going to Dallas Center.

The Davidson's structure sold for $36,000.

The Ewing's structure is somewhat smaller than the $29,000 home.

The home going to Mission Viejo sold for $32,250.

The five houses are the house going to Healdsburg, the 110 sq ft home, the $25,000 home, the Nielsen's structure and the Ewing's home.

The home going to Laguna Beach didn't sell for $29,000.

The 125 sq ft house won't be going to Mission Viejo.

The Kirby's structure is either the 95 sq ft house or the house going to Yountville.

Dallas Center
Healdsburg
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Yountville


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

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

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

The child who finished in seventh place is either Lila or the student from Mrs. Witte's class.

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

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

Zachary has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

Of the student whose final word was "bulwark" and the contestant who finished in second place, one was from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the other was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Ira has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

Lila has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

Ira has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.


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

The society founded in 600 AD, the Warasen culture, the culture with 8,000 people and the Voriss culture were all different cultures.

Neither the Warasen culture nor the culture with 8,000 people was the culture founded in 100 AD.

The Chach culture wasn't based near Boulder Creek.

The Voriss culture wasn't based near Easton.

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

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

The culture founded in 850 AD wasn't based near Boulder Creek.

The culture located near Kentfield was founded 500 years before the culture with 5,000 people.

The culture with 9,500 people was either the Voriss culture or the Chach culture.

The Voriss culture wasn't based near Zwingle.

Neither the culture with 8,000 people nor the culture founded in 850 AD was the Ryat culture.

The Chach culture wasn't based near Easton.

Of the Voriss culture and the Chach culture, one had a population size of 6,500 and the other was founded in 600 AD.

Boulder Creek
Easton
Kentfield
Redlands
Zwingle


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

Geneva Gold's show didn't start in 2015.

Faye Fender's podcast didn't start in 2008.

The music show, Bobby Bora's show, the show that began in 2010 and the show with 2 million downloads are all different shows.

The show with 2 million downloads didn't start in 2015.

Faye Fender's podcast is about investing.

The show with 5 million downloads is either the business show or the podcast that began in 2010.

Of the podcast with 5 million downloads and Bobby Bora's podcast, one started in 2011 and the other is about film.

The podcast with 4 million downloads is either the podcast that began in 2011 or the business podcast.

The gaming show has 2 million more downloads than Geneva Gold's show.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


The golfer who won at Scotch Pines didn't shoot a 61.

Of the woman who scored a 62 and the golfer who won in 1922, one won at Willow Grove and the other was Harriet Holt.

Ethel Erwin won her tournament 3 years before the woman who won at Spotswood.

The woman who won in 1924 didn't shoot a 65.

The woman who won in 1924 didn't win at Juniper Hills.

The golfer who won at Amble Glen won her tournament 1 year after Maxine Mohn.

Ethel Erwin won her tournament 2 years before Harriet Holt.

The person who scored a 62 won her tournament 2 years before Shari Steel.

Shari Steel was either the woman who won at Spotswood or the person who scored a 61.

The person who won at Amble Glen didn't shoot a 65.

Ethel Erwin
Harriet Holt
Maxine Mohn
Shari Steel
Tina Tuttle

Amble Glen
Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The player on the Courage started 3 years after Cerisa.

Of the player who started in 1979 and the player on the Hammerheads, one was the second striker and the other was Awad.

The five players were the player who started in 1982, Awad, Gardelli, the wing back and the center forward.

Fichin was either the person on the Stingrays or the player who started in 1988.

The player on the Stingrays started sometime after the sweeper.

Awad started 3 years after the person on the Hawks.

Neither the person who started in 1988 nor the wing back was the player on the Rangers.

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

center back
center forward
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Courage Hammerheads Hawks Rangers Stingrays


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

The ambulance is either the bookmobile Terri drives or "Words To Go".

"Lit on Wheels" has 100 more books than the bookmobile Leroy drives.

"Dream Machine" doesn't have exactly 300 books.

Of "Books-4-U" and the school bus, one is driven by Francisco and the other has 250 books.

The Winnebago has 50 more books than "Words To Go".

The bookmobile with 350 books isn't driven by Gene.

Of the Greyhound bus and the school bus, one is "Words To Go" and the other has 400 books.

The bookmobile with 400 books, the bookmobile Leroy drives and the bookmobile Gene drives are all different vehicles.

Of the Winnebago and the mobile library with 450 books, one is driven by Francisco and the other is "Dream Machine".

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

ambulance
Greyhound bus
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


Neither Abe Alvarez's report nor the report of the cone-shaped UFO was the August 5 report.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Crescent City.

The report of the triangle-shaped UFO was from Crescent City.

Of Iva Ingram's report and the sighting of the egg-shaped UFO, one was from Postville and the other was received on August 6.

Hal Harrison's sighting wasn't received on August 7.

The report from Crescent City was submitted 1 day before the sighting of the egg-shaped UFO.

Abe Alvarez's sighting wasn't from Crescent City.

The August 6 sighting didn't involve the diamond-shaped UFO.

The August 6 sighting didn't involve the cone-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Greeley was submitted 1 day after the report from Postville.

Hal Harrison's sighting was submitted sometime after the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO.

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Fontana
Greeley
Otisfield
Postville


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

Carson v Dunn was sometime before the 2-7 decision.

The March 24 proceeding wasn't the 8-1 decision.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was either the 4-5 decision or Ayers v Byrd.

Omar v Powers didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

The 4-5 decision was 2 weeks after the 7-2 decision.

Of the 7-2 decision and the March 17 proceeding, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood and the other was Watts v Yang.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was either the 2-7 decision or Watts v Yang.

Justice Larson's majority opinion was the 8-1 decision.

Of Carson v Dunn and the March 10 proceeding, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado and the other was the 7-2 decision.

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

Alvarado Hatfield Larson Quinn Underwood


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

The politician has a birthday 3 months after the lawyer.

Neither the traveler from Norway nor the person born on August 15th is the lawyer.

Neville has a birthday sometime after the traveler from Germany.

The person from Norway has a birthday 2 months after the traveler from Austria.

Of the traveler from Belgium and the traveler from Canada, one is the architect and the other is Dale.

The traveler from Canada is not the engineer.

Of the lawyer and Bill, one is from Belgium and the other was born on April 13th.

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

architect engineer lawyer politician surgeon


The show with 4 million downloads didn't start in 2011.

Of the show with 3 million downloads and the show with 4 million downloads, one is Geneva Gold's and the other is about film.

Of the podcast with 1 million downloads and the podcast that began in 2010, one is about business and the other is Eva Estrada's.

The film podcast has 2 million fewer downloads than the sports podcast.

Dixie Dean's podcast, the show with 1 million downloads, and the literature show are three different shows.

The gaming podcast has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2008.

The podcast that began in 2009 is either the show with 4 million downloads or the podcast with 2 million downloads.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


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

The cache at 88.0431 W was found 9 days after the box that held the puzzle book.

The case at 41.0237 N wasn't uncovered on May 15.

The cache at 41.0237 N wasn't at 88.1928 W.

The box at 40.6656 N was found 6 days before the cache at 88.1863 W.

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

The cache at 40.6656 N was found 6 days before the box that held the marbles.

Of the cache found on May 12 and the box at 88.4584 W, one was at 40.3109 N and the other was at 40.5912 N.

Of the case that held the ancient coin and the cache at 40.3109 N, one was found on May 6 and the other was at 88.0431 W.

The cache at 40.5912 N was found on May 6.

ancient coin
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book


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

Of the contestant who got 2 Down wrong and the contestant who finished first, one was from Van Nuys and the other was Dave.

The five people were the person from Eustis, the person who finished fourth, Grace, the person who got 30 Across wrong and the person who got 18 Down wrong.

The person who finished fourth wasn't from Bertram.

Anna finished 1 place before the person who got 30 Across wrong.

Of Ian and the solver who got 26 Down wrong, one was from Eustis and the other finished third.

The person who finished third wasn't from Grant.

Grace finished 1 place before the person from Eustis.

The contestant from Bertram, Anna, and the person who got 30 Across wrong are three different people.

2 Down
4 Across
18 Down
26 Down
30 Across


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

The one begun in 1972 has had a 3 percent smaller return than Silver Rock.

Of First Crescent and the one with a return of 10%, one started in 2005 and the other is run by Terry Torres.

The one begun in 2002 isn't run by Yolanda Yang.

First Crescent is either the one begun in 2005 or the fund run by Ralph Ross.

The fund begun in 1983 has a 2 percent larger return than the one run by Yolanda Yang.

The fund run by Larry Larsen has had a 1 percent smaller return than Hudson Brook.

Neither Black River nor the fund begun in 1983 is the fund run by Yolanda Yang.

First Crescent has a 1 percent larger return than the one begun in 1983.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Nadine Newton
Ralph Ross
Terry Torres
Yolanda Yang


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

The aerophobe leaving in May will go to Texas.

Doug will leave 1 month after the passenger going to Colorado.

The aerophobe going to Louisiana will leave 2 months after the aerophobe going to Colorado.

Of the passenger going to Colorado and Doug, one will bring their rabbit's foot and the other will bring their coin.

The passenger going to Texas will leave 1 month after the aerophobe going to Ohio.

The flier going to Nebraska will leave sometime after the passenger with the rabbit's foot.

The passenger leaving in May is either the passenger going to Louisiana or the passenger with the horseshoe.

coin
horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman


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 $6.00 animal, the red balloon, and the monkey are three different items.

The red balloon cost 1 dollar less than the purple balloon.

The $7.00 animal wasn't purchased by Bernard.

The turtle cost  more than the animal Angelina bought.

The animal Angelina bought wasn't purple.

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

The balloon Ian bought cost 1 dollar less than the red animal.

Of the orange piece and the magenta animal, one cost $6.00 and the other was the turtle.


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.

"Disco Mania" came out 3 years before the $6,400 game.

Of the machine made by Maxigame and the $5,200 machine, one was released in 1977 and the other is "Aladeen".

The $2,000 machine came out sometime before "Archer Quest".

"Meteor Rise" came out 3 years before the game made by Arco.

The $5,200 game wasn't made by Pinnefore.

"Disco Mania", the system made by Tarco Inc. and the pinball machine released in 1977 are all different games.

The $2,500 system is either the machine made by Tarco Inc. or "Voyager Hero".

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


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

Of Marjorie and the chef who made the pepper steak, one scored 56 points and the other works at Apple Barn.

Wade scored 21 fewer points than the person who made the cajun chili.

The five chefs are Zachary, the person from Epicurious, the chef who scored 63 points, the person who scored 42 points and the person who scored 56 points.

Rosalie scored 7 fewer points than the cook who made the pepper steak.

Of the person who made the smoked pork and the chef who scored 63 points, one works at Apple Barn and the other works at Epicurious.

The cook from Oceanside didn't make the cashew tofu.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
pepper steak
smoked pork

Apple Barn
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


Of Nettie's customer and the customer that chose jet black, one has the 11:00am appointment and the other is Blanche.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour after the customer that chose jet black.

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

The client with the 11:00am appointment is either the client that chose warm mocha or Yvonne's customer.

Nettie's client has her appointment sometime before Rhonda's customer.

The client that chose brown sable, Yvonne's client, and Tammie's client are three different customers.

The client with the 1:00pm appointment, Nettie's client, the customer that chose warm mocha and the customer that chose brown sable are all different customers.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour before the client that chose vivacious red.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment isn't being helped by Tammie.

brown sable
deep copper
jet black
vivacious red
warm mocha


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

The client going in for the extraction is either the client who will be seeing Dr. Zamora or the customer with the 12:30pm appointment.

Of the patient with the 12:30pm appointment and the person who will be seeing Dr. Zamora, one is Felix and the other has the appointment for the root canal.

Dwight has an appointment 2 hours after the patient going in for the filling.

Of Inez and the client with the 11:30am appointment, one has the appointment for the root canal and the other will be seen by Dr. Quinn.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Quinn has an appointment sometime before the person going in for the root canal.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Kramer has an appointment 1 hour before the patient going in for the crown.

Inez has an appointment 1 hour after the patient going in for the filling.

Allison doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

Inez doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

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

The person going in for the filling has an appointment sometime before the customer who will be seeing Dr. Quinn.

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Compton
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Zamora


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

The tree in Knox Woods is 3 feet taller than the tree in York Woods.

Of Roger's Oak and the tree in Knox Woods, one is 85 years old and the other is 153 ft. tall.

The tree in Knox Woods isn't 99 years old.

The tree in Benton Notch is 9 feet shorter than Nolan's Pine.

Of the 147 ft. tree and the 80 year-old tree, one is The Senator and the other is in Eldora Woods.

The 80 year-old tree is either Nolan's Pine or The Senator.

The 94 year-old tree, the 153 ft. tree, the tree in Woden Woods and the 156 ft. tree are all different trees.

Evan\'s Fir
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator

Benton Notch
Eldora Woods
Knox Woods
Woden Woods
York Woods


Orlando has an appointment 3 hours after the client going in for the crown.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Adkins is either the customer going in for the extraction or the person with the 12:30pm appointment.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters doesn't have the appointment for the crown.

Of the patient with the 11:30am appointment and the person with the 12:30pm appointment, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other will be seen by Dr. McClain.

Of the customer going in for the whitening and the patient with the 1:30pm appointment, one will be seen by Dr. Park and the other is Gayle.

The client with the 9:30am appointment has the appointment for the crown.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Park, the person with the 10:30am appointment, and the patient with the 12:30pm appointment are three different people.

Dwight, the person with the 10:30am appointment, and the customer with the 11:30am appointment are three different people.

The patient going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour after the person who will be seeing Dr. Santos.

crown extraction filling veneers whitening

Dr. Adkins
Dr. McClain
Dr. Park
Dr. Santos
Dr. Winters


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

The student who spoke for 14 minutes didn't get the D.

Zachary was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt.

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

Of the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher and Krista, one got the A and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair spoke 4 minutes more than the student who got the A-.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes didn't talk about P.M. North.

Zachary spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.

The presenter who got the A- spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the student who got the C+.

The presenter who got the D didn't talk about P.M. Pitt.


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

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes was either the presenter who got the C- or the student who got the A-.

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

The presenter who got the C- spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North.

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

Of Iris and the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes, one got the A and the other talked about P.M. Chamberlain.


Of the game released in 1978 and the system released in 1974, one costs $1,750 and the other is "Meteor Rise".

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

The machine released in 1975 doesn't cost $6,400.

The $3,750 game came out 1 year after the machine made by Tarco Inc..

The system released in 1975 is either "Aladeen" or "Zany Circus".

The pinball machine made by Waverly Toys came out 1 year before "Zany Circus".

The $2,500 system came out 3 years before the machine made by Dow Games.

"Archer Quest", the $6,400 game, and the $1,750 machine are three different games.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Zany Circus

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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

Of Doesmolen and the house in Schiedam, one was built in 1752 and the other is owned by the De Jong family.

The house built in 1706 is owned by the De Jong family.

Grosmolen was built 23 years before Zemelmolen.

Of the structure built in 1752 and the windmill in Leiderdorp, one is owned by the Visser family and the other is Vlietmolen.

The windmill built in 1729 is in Leiderdorp.

The house in Kinderdijk was built 23 years after the Van den Berg family's structure.

The house built in 1775 isn't owned by the Meijer family.

The home in Kinderdijk was built sometime before Vlietmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
Meijer
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen Kinderdijk Leiderdorp Moerkapelle Schiedam


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.

North Bridge is  longer than the bridge in Skopje.

Of Gorem Bridge and Avery Bridge, one is in Dublin and the other is the bowstring bridge.

The one in Bucharest is the camelback bridge.

The camelback bridge is either the 14,500 ft one or Star Bridge.

The structure in Dublin is 1,500 feet shorter than the cantilever bridge.

Of the girder bridge and the 11,500 ft structure, one is Star Bridge and the other is in Madrid.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder

Bucharest Copenhagen Dublin Madrid Skopje


The one begun in 1983 is either the fund run by Terry Torres or the fund with a return of 7%.

The one begun in 2012 isn't run by Vic Velasquez.

Of the fund begun in 1992 and the one begun in 1997, one is Black River and the other has had a return of 8%.

The one begun in 2012 has had a 2 percent smaller return than the fund run by Ule Underwood.

Neither the fund begun in 1997 nor Hudson Brook is the fund with a return of 6%.

First Crescent has a 3 percent larger return than the fund run by Vic Velasquez.

First Crescent isn't run by Mike McClain.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Mike McClain
Terry Torres
Ule Underwood
Vic Velasquez
Zed Zamora


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.

Of Edith Estes's report and the sighting of the cone-shaped UFO, one was from Postville and the other was from Crescent City.

The report from Postville was submitted 2 days after Gil Gates's report.

The sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO was from Upper Lake.

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

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted 1 day after Benny Baron's sighting.

Hal Harrison's sighting was either the sighting of the cone-shaped UFO or the August 4 report.

The August 4 sighting was either the report from Postville or the report from Ames.

The report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was either the August 7 sighting or the August 8 sighting.

The report from Crescent City was submitted sometime after the sighting from Postville.

The sighting of the oval-shaped UFO was from Ames.

The August 8 report didn't involve the cone-shaped UFO.

Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison

Ames
Crescent City
Postville
Upper Lake
Visalia


Luther scored 21 fewer points than the chef who made the turkey soup.

Zachary is either the cook from Epicurious or the chef who made the jambalaya.

The cook who scored 56 points, Freda, and the chef who made the lemon snapper are three different chefs.

The cook who scored 42 points doesn't work at Zenaida's.

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

Zachary scored somewhat more points than the person who made the jambalaya.

The cook who made the cajun chili is either Gabriel or the cook who scored 49 points.

Of the chef who made the smoked pork and the person from White Bean, one was Gabriel and the other was Zachary.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup

Demitasse
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


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

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 2002 is not in Brazil.

The fall Derrick shot in 2002 is 5 ft higher than Rhoqua.

The 100 ft tall waterfall is located in Jamaica.

Of the waterfall Derrick shot in 1996 and Nyalt, one has a height of 120 ft and the other is in Brazil.

The fall Derrick shot in 1996, Rhoqua and Cerbel are all different waterfalls.

Garray is 10 ft higher than the waterfall in Jamaica.

Of Irskela and the fall Derrick photographed in 1999, one is located in Canada and the other is 115 ft high.

Of the fall Derrick shot in 1982 and Rhoqua, one is 110 ft tall and the other is in Jamaica.

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica


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

Of Leigh and the contestant from Bristol, one was in lane 6 and the other scored 540 points.

Johnathan didn't finish with 620 points.

Of Rena and the contestant in lane 7, one was from Bristol and the other scored 380 points.

Of the contestant from Fort Kent and the player in lane 7, one is Esther and the other is Johnathan.

The person from Pacific Grove scored 80 points fewer points than Leigh.

The person in lane 7 scored 80 points fewer points than the player from Pacific Grove.

The person from Ontario wasn't in lane 7.

Rena scored 160 points fewer points than the player in lane 1.

The person who scored 620 points wasn't in lane 2.

Bristol
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Ontario
Pacific Grove


Gorem Bridge is 3,000 feet longer than Avery Bridge.

The five structures are the one in Kiev, the cable-stayed structure, the 11,500 ft structure, Avery Bridge and the 8,500 ft bridge.

The 13,000 ft bridge is the girder bridge.

The bowstring one is 4,500 feet shorter than the one in Kiev.

The 11,500 ft structure isn't in Madrid.

Avery Bridge is either the bridge in Rome or the 8,500 ft bridge.

Of the structure in Madrid and Vellon Bridge, one is 14,500 ft and the other is the suspension bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed cantilever girder suspension


Of "Bowling Alley" and the machine released in 1976, one costs $6,400 and the other was made by Tarco Inc..

"Disco Mania" came out sometime after "Bowling Alley".

The machine released in 1977 wasn't made by Dow Games.

"Disco Mania" came out 1 year before the $3,750 system.

The machine released in 1977 is either the $2,000 system or the $5,200 system.

The $3,750 pinball machine wasn't made by Dow Games.

"Aladeen", the $1,500 machine, and the machine made by Pinnefore are three different games.

The system released in 1977 wasn't made by Pinnefore.

The game made by Tarco Inc. came out 2 years after the system made by Arco.

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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

The Oslo accelerator will go online 1 year before the Zynga Complex.

The project headed by Dr. Ingram will go online sometime before the Egert Facility.

The Falston LCS will go online 2 years before the Lisbon facility.

Of the Zynga Complex and the project headed by Dr. Ramos, one is in Copenhagen and the other is in Lisbon.

The project headed by Dr. Ramos will go online sometime before the Lectra 4C.

The project headed by Dr. Ramos will go online 1 year before the Falston LCS.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 isn't headed by Dr. Baldwin.

The Zynga Complex isn't headed by Dr. Huff.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018, the Falston LCS, the Madrid facility and the Copenhagen accelerator are all different accelerators.

The Madrid facility isn't headed by Dr. Huff.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Chang
Dr. Huff
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Ramos


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 person from Mexico has a birthday sometime after the architect.

Of the architect and Charles, one is from Belgium and the other was born on August 15th.

The traveler from Austria is the politician.

The musician has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from Austria.

Of the person whose birthday is on April 13th and the politician, one is Dale and the other is Frank.

Dale, the person born on August 15th, the surgeon and the traveler from Austria are all different people.

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

The person whose birthday is on May 18th is either the person from Mexico or Michael.

Michael has a birthday 1 month after Frank.

architect lawyer musician politician surgeon


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

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

The student whose final word was "duplicity" is either the child who finished in fourth place or the student from Mrs. Almerini's class.

Of the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class and the contestant whose final word was "anemic", one is Otis and the other finished in first place.

Ira has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

Yvette had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class.

The child whose final word was "bulwark" is either the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class or the contestant who finished in second place.

The student whose final word was "consomme", Lila, and the student from Mrs. Steuben's class are three different people.

The contestant whose final word was "duplicity" was from Mrs. Steuben's class.

Of the child from Mrs. Almerini's class and the child who finished in third place, one is Lila and the other is Floyd.

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


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 exhibit donated in 1996, Curtis, and Dennis are three different whales.

The fin whale is 2 feet shorter than Curtis.

The beluga whale was donated to the aquarium in 2008.

The fin whale was donated to the aquarium in 2007.

The whale donated in 1996 is 6 feet longer than the exhibit donated in 2008.

Of the beluga whale and the 21 ft long specimen, one is Curtis and the other is Felipe.

The narwhal is 2 feet longer than the beluga whale.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal
right whale


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

The show with 1 million downloads started in 2009.

Of Bobby Bora's show and the podcast with 5 million downloads, one is about sports and the other started in 2010.

The business podcast has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2015.

The podcast that began in 2012 has 3 million more downloads than the film podcast.

Dixie Dean's show, the music podcast, the podcast that began in 2015 and the show that began in 2010 are all different shows.

Dixie Dean's podcast has 1 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2012 is either Eva Estrada's podcast or Geneva Gold's podcast.

Of the film podcast and the podcast with 4 million downloads, one started in 2014 and the other is Geneva Gold's.


Wayne is either the person who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd or the person who will be seeing Dr. Zamora.

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

The customer who will be seeing Dr. York has an appointment 1 hour before the patient going in for the filling.

Zachary has an appointment 3 hours before the customer who will be seeing Dr. Park.

The customer going in for the whitening is either Zachary or Wayne.

The five people are the client who will be seeing Dr. Park, the customer with the 11:30am appointment, the person with the 10:30am appointment, Nettie and Wayne.

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

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

Of Tommy and the client who will be seeing Dr. York, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other has the appointment for the veneers.

cleaning
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Lloyd
Dr. McClain
Dr. Park
Dr. York
Dr. Zamora


The project headed by Dr. Jennings will go online 2 years before the Stockholm accelerator.

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

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2020 and the Copenhagen accelerator, one is the Zynga Complex and the other is headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

The Lectra 4C will go online 2 years before the project headed by Dr. Chang.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 isn't headed by Dr. Valentine.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2016 is headed by Dr. Golden.

Of the Egert Facility and the Madrid facility, one will go online in 2016 and the other is headed by Dr. Jennings.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Chang
Dr. Golden
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Valentine
Dr. Zimmerman

Copenhagen Lisbon Madrid Reykjavik Stockholm


"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 barstool costs 25 dollars more than Gwen's item.

The $300 piece wasn't made of sandalwood.

The piece made of sandalwood costs  more than the barstool.

Of Olivia's item and the item made of elm, one is the rocking chair and the other costs $350.

Antoinette's item costs 25 dollars more than the bookshelf.

The five pieces are the item made of chestnut, Olivia's piece, Gwen's item, the $350 item and the bookshelf.

The rocking chair costs  more than Hope's item.

The hutch is either the $250 piece or the piece made of chestnut.

barstool
bench
bookshelf
hutch
rocking chair


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

The organism with 750 genes was sequenced by Dr. Young.

The five organisms were the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza, D. forcilitis, L. dyson, V. tenesis and the organism with 1,250 genes.

The bacteria sequenced in August was either the one with 1,250 genes or the one sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

V. tenesis was either the bacteria with 500 genes or the one sequenced in April.

The bacteria with 1,000 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

The one sequenced in February wasn't sequenced by Dr. Young.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Young has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza.

Of the bacteria sequenced in November and B. mangeris, one has 250 genes and the other was sequenced by Dr. Ortiz.

D. forcilitis wasn't sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

V. tenesis has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Young.

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

February April August September November


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 second striker started 9 years before the goalie.

Neither Daregh nor the player who started in 1979 was the goalie.

Of Awad and the person who started in 1988, one played for the Predators and the other was the goalie.

The person on the Minutemen started 3 years before the player on the Silverbacks.

The second striker started 6 years before the sweeper.

Fichin was either the player who started in 1985 or the player on the Mustangs.

Of the player who started in 1985 and the full back, one played for the Minutemen and the other played for the Whitecaps.

center back
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper

Minutemen Mustangs Predators Silverbacks Whitecaps


The child whose final word was "bulwark", Gayle, the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class and the student from Mrs. Nixon's class are all different people.

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

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

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

Of the student who finished in second place and May, one was from Mrs. Almerini's class and the other had to spell "anemic".

The student whose final word was "bulwark" didn't finish in fourth place.

The contestant who finished in fourth place, the contestant whose final word was "anemic", and the child whose final word was "elucidated" are three different people.

Of May and the contestant whose final word was "elucidated", one was from Mrs. Nixon's class and the other finished in first place.


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

Of the solver who got 18 Down wrong and the contestant who got 2 Down wrong, one was from Avalon and the other finished fourth.

The contestant who finished fifth wasn't from Lytton.

Of Julie and the solver from Jackman, one finished fourth and the other answered 11 Down incorrectly.

The contestant who got 20 Across wrong wasn't from Hollis.

The person who finished second wasn't from Lytton.

The person who got 30 Across wrong finished 2 places after Perry.

The person who got 2 Down wrong finished 1 place before Leona.

Avalon
Hollis
Jackman
Lytton
Pacific Grove

2 Down
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
30 Across


The gray whale is 6 feet longer than Evan.

The whale donated in 1996 is either Brent or the 23 ft long exhibit.

Of the exhibit donated in 1999 and the specimen donated in 2012, one is the bowhead whale and the other is 25 ft long.

The specimen donated in 2015 is 4 feet shorter than Dennis.

The 21 ft long exhibit, the exhibit donated in 2012, and the narwhal are three different whales.

The specimen donated in 2015 isn't Evan.

bowhead whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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

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

The person who will be seeing Dr. Owens, the customer with the 11:30am appointment, and the customer with the 1:30pm appointment are three different people.

Of Zachary and Allison, one has the appointment for the root canal and the other will be seen by Dr. Santos.

The client with the 9:30am appointment is either the client going in for the whitening or the person going in for the veneers.

Zachary has the appointment for the whitening.

Lynn has an appointment sometime after the client going in for the cleaning.

Ernest has an appointment sometime after Orlando.

The patient going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour before the patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Santos has an appointment 2 hours after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Estrada.

cleaning
crown
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Estrada
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Owens
Dr. Santos
Dr. Underwood


The solver who got 4 Across wrong finished 2 places before the person from Bertram.

Ian finished 1 place after the person from Avalon.

The contestant who finished third got the right answer for 30 Across.

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

The person from Avalon finished 1 place after Frederick.

Of the person who finished third and the person who got 26 Down wrong, one was from Kalona and the other was Blanca.

The person who got 11 Down wrong, the solver from Avalon, and Ian are three different people.

Of the contestant who got 4 Across wrong and the person from Pacific Grove, one finished fifth and the other was Traci.

Avalon
Bertram
Kalona
Pacific Grove
Rinard

2 Down
4 Across
11 Down
26 Down
30 Across


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

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

The person who ordered the grape soda owes  more than Rebecca.

Hannah owes  more than the team member who ordered the B.L.T..

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

The team member whose order cost $4.90 is either Hannah or the person who ordered the B.L.T..

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

Of the person who ordered the grape soda and the salesperson who ordered the iced tea, one is Erica and the other owes $5.80.

The salesperson whose order cost $6.70 didn't order the ginger ale.

Peter owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

The person who ordered the grape soda didn't order the taco salad.

The salesperson whose order cost $6.70 is either the team member who ordered the club sandwich or the team member who ordered the taco salad.

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

ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
root beer
water


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 fish cost 2 dollars less than the yellow animal.

The balloon Kathleen bought wasn't purple.

Of the monkey and the animal Patsy bought, one was yellow and the other cost $6.00.

The piece William bought cost 1 dollar less than the bear.

The five items were the purple balloon, the $6.00 balloon, the fish, the piece Patsy bought and the $3.00 piece.

The cat cost 1 dollar more than the gold animal.

Of the balloon Kathleen bought and the animal Marshall bought, one was the bear and the other cost $5.00.

Angelina Kathleen Marshall Patsy William


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

The passenger with the horseshoe will leave 2 months before the flier with the coin.

Lee is either the passenger going to Nebraska or the aerophobe leaving in January.

The flier leaving in March won't go to Georgia.

The aerophobe leaving in January will go to Hawaii.

The passenger going to South Carolina won't bring a wishbone.

Of the passenger leaving in March and the flier going to Hawaii, one will bring their talisman and the other will bring their lucky hat.

The flier with the talisman will leave 1 month after Neal.

The flier going to Georgia won't bring a wishbone.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
talisman
wishbone

Arkansas
Georgia
Hawaii
Nebraska
South Carolina


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 meatloaf doesn't cook at 325 degrees.

The dish that serves 5 people requires 5 minutes less baking time than the dish that serves 4 people.

Of the recipe that serves 8 people and the dish that serves 2 people, one is the meatloaf and the other bakes for 35 minutes.

The mac and cheese doesn't bake for 45 minutes.

The baked ham doesn't bake for 35 minutes.

The recipe that bakes for 25 minutes serves 5 people.

The recipe that cooks at 400 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the dish that serves 5 people.

The recipe that serves 8 people bakes 15 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 375 degrees.

Of the roast potatoes recipe and the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees, one serves 4 people and the other bakes for 35 minutes.

Neither the dish that serves 9 people nor the dish that serves 8 people is the baked ham.

baked ham
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees

2 people
4 people
5 people
8 people
9 people


The contestant from Bristol wasn't in lane 2.

Hope scored 240 points more points than the person in lane 5.

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

The player who scored 380 points wasn't from Junction City.

Yvette scored  more points than the player in lane 1.

The person from Bristol scored 80 points more points than Esther.

Leigh scored 240 points fewer points than the contestant from Pacific Grove.

Of the contestant in lane 1 and Esther, one scored 300 points and the other was from Pacific Grove.

Bristol
Elk Grove
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove