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 110 ft tall waterfall and the 105 ft tall fall, one is Rhoqua and the other is located in New Zealand.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1996 is either the 100 ft tall waterfall or Nyalt.

Sihat is either the 115 ft tall waterfall or the waterfall Derrick shot in 1996.

Rhoqua is 5 ft higher than the fall Derrick photographed in 1987.

Sihat is 5 ft shorter than the fall Derrick photographed in 1987.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1983 is in Brazil.

The waterfall in Switzerland is somewhat taller than Sihat.


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

The competitor who won with two pairs, Omar, and the player who won the $3.75 pot are three different people.

Paulette was either the person who won the third hand or the person who won the $3.75 pot.

The player who won with one pair won 1 hand after Nathaniel.

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

The competitor who won with two pairs was either the person who won the first hand or Salvador.

Nathaniel won sometime before the player who won the $18.25 pot.

Salvador was either the player who won with one pair or the competitor who won the $23.25 pot.

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight flush


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

Mr. Dean's class has 2  more students than the course in room 122.

The class in room 322 is either the course with 33 students or the Biology class.

Neither the course in room 129 nor the Biology class is Mr. Herman's class.

The class in room 412 is either Mr. Dean's class or the Physics class.

The course in room 322 has 2  fewer students than the course in room 122.

The Geometry class has somewhat more students than Mr. Velasquez's class.

Mr. Herman's class is either the course with 29 students or the course in room 412.

The class in room 122 has somewhat fewer students than the Latin class.


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

Of the architect and the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th, one is from Austria and the other is Michael.

Neither Bill nor Harry is the traveler from Germany.

Neither the person from Austria nor the person from Norway is Bill.

The politician has a birthday 1 month after Harry.

The person from Norway is either the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th or the diplomat.

Of Izzy and the traveler from Canada, one was born on June 14th and the other is the architect.


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

Of the salesperson whose order cost $4.90 and Chip, one ordered the Italian sub and the other ordered the orange soda.

Neither the team member who ordered the iced tea nor the person who ordered the orange soda is the salesperson whose order cost $6.25.

The team member who ordered the taco salad owes 90 cents more than Samantha.

Neither the team member whose order cost $6.25 nor the salesperson who ordered the taco salad is Samantha.

The person who ordered the B.L.T. owes 45 cents less than Hannah.

The team member who ordered the grape soda owes  more than the person who ordered the Italian sub.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
Italian sub
taco salad

ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda


The person who won the $23.25 pot won 1 hand before Courtney.

Courtney was either the player who won the first hand or the competitor who won with a flush.

The competitor who won the $18.25 pot won sometime after the player who won with two pairs.

Of the person who won with a full house and the competitor who won the second hand, one won the $18.25 pot and the other was Kelley.

Zachary won 1 hand after the player who won the $18.25 pot.

The player who won with a full house was either the player who won the $23.25 pot or Kelley.


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 structure in Kinderdijk and Hoekmolen, one was built in 1683 and the other was built in 1706.

Doesmolen is owned by the De Vries family.

The windmill in Hoogmade, the Visser family's home and the structure built in 1706 are all different structures.

The home in Den Bommel was built sometime after Vlietmolen.

The home in Den Bommel is owned by the Van Dijk family.

Vlietmolen was built 23 years after the windmill in Moerkapelle.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Moerkapelle


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

The airplane that went 15 feet wasn't green.

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

The plane that was thrown 7th landed 10 feet shorter than Roderick's design.

Of the blue plane and the green plane, one was thrown 7th and the other was Margo's.

Ella's design was either the plane that was thrown 1st or the plane that was thrown 2nd.


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.

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

Of the March 17 case and Justice Quinn's majority opinion, one was Short v Metz and the other was the 6-3 decision.

Carson v Dunn had its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado.

The 6-3 decision was sometime after Ayers v Byrd.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was sometime after the 8-1 decision.

The 8-1 decision was sometime after Omar v Powers.

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz


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.

Anita spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who got the C-.

The student who spoke for 10 minutes was either the student who got the B- or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee.

Neither the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey nor Colleen was the student who got the A.

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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who got the C+.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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

The person who gave Ally the toaster, the attendee who spent $450 and the person who lives in Jonesboro are all different people.

The person who lives in Eustis is either the person who spent $450 or the attendee who spent $400.

Lily Little spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who lives in Sun City, Ned Norris, and the friend who gave Ally the juicer are three different people.

The attendee who spent $450 gave Ally the HD tv.

The person who lives in Eustis didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

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

The friend who gave Ally the juicer is either Mitch Mayo or the attendee who spent $425.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris


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.

Neither the tree in Woden Woods nor the 79 year-old tree is Roger's Oak.

Old Jarvis is 3 feet shorter than the 79 year-old tree.

The tree in Eldora Woods is 3 feet taller than the 87 year-old tree.

Of the 153 ft. tree and Marsh Tree, one is in Deloit Woods and the other is 96 years old.

The four trees are the 79 year-old tree, the tree in Deloit Woods, Old Jarvis and Roger's Oak.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator

Deloit Woods
Eldora Woods
Woden Woods
York Woods


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 Egert Facility will go online 1 year after the Reykjavik facility.

Of the Bale-Hahn SSC and the Stockholm accelerator, one is headed by Dr. Ramos and the other will go online in 2019.

The Copenhagen accelerator is either the Tevatron LHC or the project headed by Dr. Valentine.

The project headed by Dr. Ramos is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 or the Copenhagen facility.

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

The project headed by Dr. Dorsey will go online 1 year after the Reykjavik facility.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Valentine
Dr. York


"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 piece made of walnut costs 25 dollars more than the item made of oak.

Of Irma's item and the item made of mahogany, one is the end table and the other costs $325.

The bookshelf costs 25 dollars more than the coffee table.

The bookshelf, the $325 piece and Irma's item are all different pieces.

Olivia's item is either the piece made of mahogany or the piece made of oak.

The $250 piece wasn't made of sandalwood.

The piece made of walnut is either Freda's piece or the bookshelf.

The $275 piece is either Irma's item or Freda's item.

bookshelf
coffee table
end table
rocking chair


The Tevatron LHC is either the project headed by Dr. Morgan or the Warsaw accelerator.

The Warsaw accelerator will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Weber.

Of the Lectra 4C and the project headed by Dr. Dorsey, one will go online in 2017 and the other will go online in 2018.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Weber nor the Oslo facility is the facility scheduled to go online in 2017.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online 2 years before the ISON-X42.

Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Weber


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.

Of the recipe with 10 grams of protein and the recipe with 440 calories, one was served on May 15th and the other was the kale quinoa.

The kale quinoa contains somewhat more calories than the recipe served on May 17th.

The bulgur salad was served on May 13th.

Of the bulgur salad and the chili pork, one has 420 calories and the other has exactly 18 grams of protein.

The recipe with 10 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the asian steak.

The dish with 9 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal served on May 13th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
kale quinoa


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 Alma nor the flier leaving in March is the aerophobe going to Utah.

Katie is either the aerophobe leaving in March or the flier going to Hawaii.

The passenger going to Texas will leave 2 months after the passenger with the horseshoe.

Of Jaime and the flier going to Hawaii, one will bring their lucky hat and the other will leave in February.

Of the passenger leaving in January and Alma, one will go to Colorado and the other will bring their shamrock.


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 golfer who won in 1920 and Shari Steel, one shot a 65 and the other won at Cowbush Cove.

Shari Steel was either the woman who won at Willow Grove or the woman who won in 1922.

The person who won at Willow Grove shot a 63.

The person who scored a 63 was either Inez or the woman who won at Scotch Pines.

Of the golfer who won in 1923 and the woman who scored a 61, one won at Scotch Pines and the other was Kristina Katz.

Freda Fritz
Inez
Kristina Katz
Shari Steel

Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines
Willow Grove


The person who ordered the diet coke owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

The person who ordered the iced tea owes 45 cents more than Peter.

Of the salesperson who ordered the root beer and Geoffrey, one owes $6.25 and the other ordered the club sandwich.

Peter is either the salesperson who ordered the orange soda or the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

The person who ordered the meatball sub owes  more than the team member who ordered the diet coke.

cheeseburger
club sandwich
meatball sub
tuna on rye

diet coke
iced tea
orange soda
root beer


Short v Metz was 2 weeks after Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Of the March 17 proceeding and Zamora v Pibb, one was the 5-4 decision and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood.

Gibbs v Kintz had its majority opinion written by Justice Caldwell.

Justice Underwood's majority opinion was sometime before the 3-6 decision.

The March 24 case was either Justice Caldwell's majority opinion or the 5-4 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Gibbs v Kintz
Short v Metz
Zamora v Pibb


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

The person worth $26 billion works in the software industry.

The tycoon who works in the software industry, the mogul worth $25 billion, and Tim Townsend are three different people.

Cal Craig is worth somewhat less than the magnate who works in the software industry.

Of the mogul from Canada and the tycoon from Ireland, one is worth $27 billion and the other works in the aerospace industry.

Of the tycoon worth $27 billion and Hal Hickman, one works in the retail industry and the other is from Ireland.

Kirk Kaplan is worth 1 billion more than the person from Argentina.

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

Cal Craig
Hal Hickman
Kirk Kaplan
Tim Townsend


The person who won with one pair, the player who won the first hand, and the competitor who won the $5.25 pot are three different people.

Of the player who won the third hand and the player who won with a full house, one was Wilbur and the other won the $9.00 pot.

Of the competitor who won the fourth hand and the person who won with a full house, one was Veronica and the other won the $6.50 pot.

The person who won the $23.25 pot was either the competitor who won the fourth hand or the person who won with a flush.


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

The cook who made the jambalaya, the chef from Oceanside, and the cook from Demitasse are three different chefs.

The cook from White Bean scored 7 more points than Darlene.

Of Marjorie and Tyrone, one scored 49 points and the other made the turkey soup.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored somewhat fewer points than Darlene.

The cook from Oceanside scored 7 more points than Tyrone.

The person who scored 42 points works at Apple Barn.

cajun chili
jambalaya
pepper steak
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Oceanside
White Bean


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

Neither the 96 year-old tree nor Zeke's Spruce is the tree in Silk Notch.

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

Of the 153 ft. tree and the 79 year-old tree, one is in Benton Notch and the other is Old Jarvis.

The 94 year-old tree is 6 feet shorter than Zeke's Spruce.

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

Benton Notch
Eldora Woods
Silk Notch
York Woods


The end table costs  more than the item made of chestnut.

Olivia's piece costs 25 dollars more than the end table.

Bonita's piece is either the $250 piece or the piece made of teak.

The footstool costs 25 dollars less than Bonita's item.

The item made of rosewood is either the footstool or Ellen's piece.

Of the item made of rosewood and the $275 piece, one is the end table and the other was crafted by Ellen.

barstool
coffee table
end table
footstool


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 with two pairs was either Derek or Jana.

The person who won the $12.50 pot won 2 hands after Yvonne.

Of the player who won the second hand and the person who won with a royal flush, one won the $5.25 pot and the other was Derek.

The competitor who won the $6.50 pot was either the player who won the second hand or the person who won with a full house.

Derek won sometime before the competitor who won with two pairs.

The person who won the $5.25 pot won 1 hand after Yvonne.

one pair
two pairs
full house
royal flush


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.

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

The ape that was found in Kendisi is cared for by Francine.

The orangutan that was found in Kendisi is  older than Quirrel.

Of the orangutan that was found in Puak and Nikatrice, one is 4 years old and the other is 7 years old.

The animal that was found in Melak, the ape Gracie works with and the 7-year-old are all different animals.


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

Neither the winner who won the prize in medicine nor the person who won in 1972 is Patsy Pope.

Of the person who won in 1976 and Fay Ferguson, one is from Mexico and the other won the prize in literature.

Rita Reeves is either the person who won the prize in medicine or the person from New Zealand.

The person from Australia won her prize 8 years before the winner who won the prize in astronomy.

Neither Ada Alvarez nor Patsy Pope is the winner from Germany.

The winner from Mexico won the prize in medicine.

Ada Alvarez
Fay Ferguson
Patsy Pope
Rita Reeves

astronomy bioengineering literature medicine


The plane that was thrown 2nd went 10 feet farther than Margo's design.

The plane that was thrown 1st went 20 feet farther than Margo's design.

The yellow airplane went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 4th.

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

Henrietta's design went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 2nd.

The silver plane was either Margo's design or Omar's design.

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


The citrus halibut contains 20 more calories than the meal with 15 grams of protein.

Of the meal with 440 calories and the dish with 420 calories, one was the citrus halibut and the other has exactly 15 grams of protein.

The recipe with 15 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the bulgur salad.

The recipe with 12 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the dish with 18 grams of protein.

The recipe with 18 grams of protein wasn't served on May 11th.

The asian steak was either the meal with 12 grams of protein or the meal served on May 11th.

The dish served on May 17th contains 20 more calories than the dish with 12 grams of protein.

The dish with 12 grams of protein wasn't served on May 13th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
kale quinoa


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 4 million downloads is either the music show or Faye Fender's show.

Of the sports podcast and the show with 3 million downloads, one started in 2012 and the other is Bobby Bora's.

The four shows are the show that began in 2010, the gaming podcast, the music podcast and Geneva Gold's podcast.

Of the show that began in 2008 and Cora Capon's show, one has 4 million downloads and the other is about gaming.

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

The gaming show is either the show that began in 2008 or Faye Fender's show.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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

Of Gorem Bridge and Bay Bridge, one is 13,000 ft and the other is the truss bridge.

North Bridge, the one in Kiev, and the 13,000 ft structure are three different structures.

The girder bridge is 3,000 feet shorter than North Bridge.

Gorem Bridge isn't the camelback bridge.

The one in Kiev is  longer than the structure in Helsinki.

The 11,500 ft one is either the bowstring one or the one in Kiev.

The bridge in Oslo is either the truss one or the bowstring structure.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge


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

The course with 35 students is either Mr. Ingram's class or the course in room 129.

Mr. Ingram's class has 4  more students than the Algebra class.

Mr. Saunders's class is either the course in room 215 or the class in room 201.

Mr. Saunders's class has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 201.

Of the course with 29 students and Mr. Velasquez's class, one is the Algebra class and the other is in room 129.

The class in room 201 isn't the Pre-Calculus class.

Of the Physics class and Mr. Underwood's class, one has 35 students and the other is in room 201.


The item made of mahogany costs 25 dollars more than Yvette's item.

Freda's piece costs  less than the item made of rosewood.

Neither Velma's item nor the item made of rosewood is the rocking chair.

Of Patsy's item and the $300 item, one is the rocking chair and the other was made of mahogany.

The item made of sandalwood costs  more than the end table.

barstool
coffee table
end table
rocking chair


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.

"Dream Machine" is either the vehicle with 400 books or the Winnebago.

"Lit on Wheels" has  more books than the ice cream truck.

The four vehicles are the Mack truck, the bookmobile with 400 books, the vehicle Gene drives and the vehicle with 250 books.

The mobile library with 300 books, the vehicle Gene drives, and the bookmobile Wesley drives are three different vehicles.

The mobile library with 300 books isn't driven by Richard.

The Winnebago is either "Books-4-U" or the mobile library Wesley drives.

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

ambulance
ice cream trk
Mack truck
Winnebago


The attendee who spent $425 gave Ally the HD tv.

The attendee who lives in Twin Peaks is either the attendee who gave Ally the toaster or the attendee who spent $400.

The person who gave Ally the HD tv is either Jack Jordan or Pam Powell.

Ora Osborne didn't give Ally the toaster.

Of the person who lives in Twin Peaks and the friend who lives in Decatur City, one is Jack Jordan and the other spent $475.

Jack Jordan spent 50 dollars more than the friend who lives in Sun City.

The person who spent $450 gave Ally the planter.

Jack Jordan
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


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

The culture with 6,500 people was either the Yeust culture or the Echmust culture.

The Yeust culture was either the culture located near Redlands or the culture with 8,000 people.

Of the society founded in 100 AD and the culture with 5,000 people, one was the Hatgare culture and the other was based near Easton.

The culture located near Lacona was founded sometime after the culture with 8,000 people.

The Yeust culture wasn't founded in 600 AD.

The Budel culture wasn't based near Unity.

The culture founded in 600 AD had a population size of 8,000.


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

The miner who worked in Alaska was either the prospector who found 17 ounces of gold or the miner working at Laurel Ridge.

Chip Cornell didn't find 17 ounces of gold.

Gil Gonzalez finished with somewhat less gold than the person who worked in Oregon.

Of Chip Cornell and the prospector who worked in Oregon, one worked the York River claim and the other found 20 ounces of gold.

The person who worked in New Mexico finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector working at Belle Hart.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
York River


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.

Evan's Fir is 6 feet shorter than the 99 year-old tree.

The tree in Deloit Woods is 3 feet taller than Evan's Fir.

Of the 99 year-old tree and the 153 ft. tree, one is in Woden Woods and the other is The Senator.

Neither the 96 year-old tree nor Nolan's Pine is the tree in Woden Woods.

The tree in Eldora Woods is  taller than Old Jarvis.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Nolan\'s Pine
The Senator


The person who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands before the competitor who won with a full house.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot won 1 hand after Theodore.

The player who won with a straight flush won 2 hands after Courtney.

The competitor who won with a full house, the player who won the $6.50 pot, and the competitor who won the second hand are three different people.

Of the competitor who won with a full house and the player who won the first hand, one was Theodore and the other won the $5.25 pot.

two pairs
full house
straight flush
royal flush


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

The plane that was thrown 1st and the black airplane were different planes.

Ella's design went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.

The plane that was thrown 7th landed somewhat shorter than the green plane.

Of the green plane and Aaron's design, one was thrown 1st and the other went 35 feet.

Omar's design was either the black airplane or the plane that was thrown 6th.


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

Of the $1,250 dummy and the puppet going to Portland, one is Kelly's and the other is "Waldarama".

The $1,500 puppet, "Waldarama", and Herman's puppet are three different dummies.

"Yenga" cost 500 dollars more than the dummy going to Mexico City.

Jeff's piece, the dummy going to Vancouver and the $1,500 dummy are all different dummies.

The dummy going to Vancouver cost somewhat less than "Valencio".

Kelly's dummy, the $1,500 piece, and "Tombawomba" are three different dummies.

Mexico City
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver


Of the prospector who worked in Oregon and the prospector who worked in Canada, one was Adam Alford and the other found 20 ounces of gold.

Adam Alford finished with 6 ounces more gold than the miner who worked in New Mexico.

The prospector who worked in Oregon was either the miner working at Tyrol Creek or the miner who found 11 ounces of gold.

The miner working at Culver Gorge was either Adam Alford or Ivan Ingram.

The person who found 17 ounces of gold worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

Fred Fletcher didn't work at the Tyrol Creek claim.

The person who found 14 ounces of gold worked the Culver Gorge claim.

Adam Alford
Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek


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

Of Justice Quinn's majority opinion and Carson v Dunn, one was on March 10 and the other was the 2-7 decision.

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

Of the March 10 proceeding and the 5-4 decision, one was Omar v Powers and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Hatfield.

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

Carson v Dunn, Justice Underwood's majority opinion, and the 6-3 decision are three different cases.

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


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 person who got 26 Down wrong and the contestant who got 11 Down wrong, one was Eva and the other was from Temple City.

The solver who got 30 Across wrong finished sometime after the person from Fowler.

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

The person who finished third was either the contestant from Oak View or Grace.

The solver who got 30 Across wrong was either the contestant from Oak View or the solver from Temple City.

The contestant who got 30 Across wrong, the contestant who finished first, and Eva are three different people.

Nelson finished 1 place after the solver from Temple City.

The contestant from Fowler finished sometime after the contestant who got 11 Down wrong.


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.

Of the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill and the student who got the D, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other was Ginger.

Jenna spoke 2 minutes less than the student who got the A-.

The student who spoke for 8 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden or Ora.

Milton was either the student who spoke for 10 minutes or the student who got the C+.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who got the C-.


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.

Of the runner who chose marinara sauce and Gwendolyn, one ordered fettuccine and the other paid $6.99.

The contestant who chose bolognese sauce paid 1 dollar less than the runner who ordered rigatoni.

The competitor who ordered fettuccine paid  less than Irma.

Betsy paid 1 dollar less than the runner who chose pomodoro sauce.

The contestant who chose marinara sauce was either Irma or the contestant who ordered spaghetti.

Neither the runner who chose arrabiata sauce nor Betsy was the runner who paid $9.99.


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 $38,000 house and the 95 sq ft structure, one will be delivered to Mission Viejo and the other is for the Davidsons.

The Nielsen's structure didn't sell for $25,000.

The Gillespie's structure will be delivered to Yountville.

Neither the 140 sq ft structure nor the structure going to Yountville is the $32,250 house.

Neither the $36,000 home nor the $32,250 house is the home going to Eagle Grove.

The structure going to Healdsburg is 15 sq ft smaller than the Underwood's house.

Eagle Grove
Healdsburg
Mission Viejo
Yountville


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 flier going to Nebraska is either the aerophobe with the talisman or the flier leaving in February.

The aerophobe going to Texas will leave 1 month before the flier with the lucky hat.

Whitney is either the flier leaving in April or the aerophobe with the horseshoe.

Gwen is either the aerophobe leaving in March or the passenger going to Ohio.

Zachary will leave sometime after the aerophobe with the shamrock.

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

Of Whitney and the flier going to Nebraska, one will leave in March and the other will bring their talisman.


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

Of the animal Beatrice works with and the orangutan that was found in Kendisi, one is Quirrel and the other is 13 years old.

The 7-year-old, Pemson, and the orangutan Dolly works with are three different animals.

The orangutan that was found in Ambalat is cared for by Francine.

The animal that was found in Basahan is  older than Quirrel.

Of the 4-year-old and Quirrel, one came from Kendisi and the other is cared for by Dolly.


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

Of Neville and the traveler born on July 16th, one is the engineer and the other is from Germany.

The lawyer has a birthday sometime before Izzy.

Neither the engineer nor the person born on May 18th is Michael.

Michael has a birthday sometime after the politician.

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


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

The course in room 319 has 2  fewer students than Mr. Ray's class.

Neither Mr. Ray's class nor the class with 29 students is the French class.

Neither Mr. Jimenez's class nor the course with 33 students is the class in room 129.

The class in room 208 has 2  more students than the Geometry class.

Of the class in room 319 and the course with 33 students, one is taught by Dean and the other is the French class.


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

Of Winifred and the contestant who finished in fifth place, one was from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the other had to spell "duplicity".

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

The student whose final word was "consomme" didn't finish in seventh place.

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


Ofallo is  older than the orangutan that was found in Kendisi.

The animal that was found in Kendisi and the orangutan Aldo works with are different animals.

Rajesh is either the ape Aldo works with or the orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu.

The ape that was found in Tarakan is  younger than the animal Calliope works with.

Of the ape Calliope works with and Nikatrice, one came from Kendisi and the other is 10 years old.

The orangutan that was found in Puak is cared for by Dolly.


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.

L. dyson has somewhat fewer genes than the organism sequenced in September.

P. wellington has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in April.

The one sequenced in December has 250 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Zamora has 250 more genes than L. dyson.

The one with 750 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

Of P. wellington and the one sequenced in December, one has 750 genes and the other was sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

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


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

The one from Nesketucket, MA costs somewhat more than the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

The one with the citrusy finish costs 10 cents more than the Bluepoint oyster.

The four oysters are the oyster with the citrusy finish, the Bluepoint oyster, the Thatcher oyster and the oyster from Appleton, CT.

The one that costs $2.30 is either the one from Nesketucket, MA or the one with the citrusy finish.

The one with the fruity finish is either the oyster from Nesketucket, MA or the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

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

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

Appleton, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC


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.

Norma Nolan won her prize  before the person who won the prize in literature.

Of Deb Daniels and the person who won in 1964, one is from Canada and the other won the prize in literature.

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

The person who won the prize in medicine is either the winner who won in 1976 or the winner from Australia.

Of the winner who won the prize in medicine and Tara Tate, one is from Russia and the other won in 1976.

Deb Daniels
Lisa Lara
Norma Nolan
Tara Tate


The student who got the C+ was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.

Neither the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath nor the presenter who got the B- was the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes.

Of the presenter who got the B+ and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath, one spoke for 10 minutes and the other was Wesley.

The student who got the B+ spoke 2 minutes more than Ora.

The student who spoke for 8 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Churchill.

The four students were the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes, Zachary, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone and the student who got the B-.


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

The garlic tilapia contains 20 more calories than the meal with 12 grams of protein.

The recipe with 8 grams of protein contains 20 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The meal with 440 calories has exactly 5 grams of protein.

The dish with 12 grams of protein was either the chili pork or the recipe with 380 calories.

The meal with 440 calories was served on May 14th.

Of the meal served on May 11th and the recipe with 12 grams of protein, one was the citrus halibut and the other has 380 calories.

The garlic tilapia, the recipe served on May 16th, and the recipe served on May 14th are three different recipes.

chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa


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 home in Kinderdijk and the De Jong family's home, one is Vlietmolen and the other was built in 1706.

The house in Schiedam is either the home built in 1729 or the house built in 1706.

The house in Moerkapelle isn't owned by the Visser family.

Vlietmolen is either the home built in 1683 or the De Jong family's structure.

The house built in 1683 is in Aarlanderveen.

Westmolen was built 23 years after the De Vries family's structure.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen

Aarlanderveen Kinderdijk Moerkapelle Schiedam


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 project headed by Dr. Ewing and the facility scheduled to go online in 2017, one is in Kiev and the other is the Tevatron LHC.

Neither the Kiev facility nor the Reykjavik facility is the Egert Facility.

Neither the Egert Facility nor the ISON-X42 is the Paris facility.

The Reykjavik accelerator is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 or the project headed by Dr. Ingram.

Of the Lectra 4C and the Madrid accelerator, one will go online in 2018 and the other is headed by Dr. Ewing.

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

Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Ewing
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Owens
Dr. Zimmerman


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

The cable-stayed structure is  shorter than the structure in Skopje.

Of the structure in Oslo and the suspension bridge, one is 13,000 ft and the other is North Bridge.

The four structures are Avery Bridge, the truss bridge, the 8,500 ft one and the bowstring one.

Avery Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge


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

The one run by Terry Torres has a 1 percent larger return than the one begun in 2002.

Pine Bay is either the one with a return of 9% or the fund begun in 2002.

Neither the one run by Terry Torres nor the fund with a return of 9% is Citizen Trust.

Of the one begun in 1972 and the fund run by Quentin Quinn, one has had a return of 6% and the other is Citizen Trust.

Of the one run by Larry Larsen and the fund with a return of 6%, one is Pine Bay and the other started in 2005.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Larry Larsen
Quentin Quinn
Terry Torres
Zed Zamora


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

The client who will be seeing Dr. Nixon has an appointment sometime after the patient going in for the cleaning.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Fry is either the person with the 11:30am appointment or the customer going in for the root canal.

Rosemary has an appointment sometime before the customer who will be seeing Dr. Quinn.

Of Kurt and the customer who will be seeing Dr. Quinn, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other is scheduled for 12:30pm.

cleaning
extraction
root canal
whitening


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

The animal Sidney bought cost  more than the orange piece.

Of the monkey and the piece Marshall bought, one cost $5.00 and the other was brown.

The $3.00 piece was either the bear or the orange balloon.

The yellow animal cost  more than the balloon Toni bought.

The $5.00 piece wasn't purchased by Angelina.

The piece Sidney bought cost 1 dollar less than the white balloon.


The structure in Skopje is the cable-stayed bridge.

Avery Bridge is 3,000 feet shorter than the one in Paris.

Of the bridge in Kiev and the bridge in Copenhagen, one is 8,500 ft and the other is Star Bridge.

The 11,500 ft structure isn't the girder bridge.

The one in Kiev is either the camelback one or the cantilever bridge.

The one in Copenhagen is 1,500 feet shorter than the structure in Skopje.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge

cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder


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

The person who won in 1922 was either the woman who won at Scotch Pines or the woman who scored a 66.

Of the woman who won in 1921 and the person who won at Spotswood, one shot a 62 and the other was Bonita Bitz.

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

The golfer who scored a 64 won her tournament 2 years after Harriet Holt.

The person who won in 1923 was either the golfer who won at Spotswood or Harriet Holt.

Neither the person who scored a 62 nor the person who won at Willow Grove was Pamela Peet.

Bonita Bitz
Harriet Holt
Leslie Lane
Pamela Peet

Amble Glen
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


Grosmolen was built sometime after Doesmolen.

The structure built in 1752 is in Hoogmade.

Zemelmolen was built sometime after the Bakker family's home.

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

Of Doesmolen and the De Jong family's house, one was built in 1706 and the other is in Schiedam.

Vlietmolen is owned by the Meijer family.

The De Jong family's house is either Zemelmolen or the windmill in Aarlanderveen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

Aarlanderveen Hoogmade Kinderdijk Schiedam


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

Emily's sandwich is either the order with roast beef or the order with muenster cheese.

Of the $3.75 order and the order with havarti cheese, one is Frances's and the other includes prosciutto.

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

Of Irene's order and the sandwich with prosciutto, one costs $4.75 and the other includes provolone cheese.

The order with provolone cheese is either the sandwich with bologna or Irene's sandwich.


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

The August 6 sighting was from Upper Lake.

Hal Harrison's report was submitted 2 days before the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO.

Of the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO and Cindy Chan's sighting, one was from Springfield and the other was received on August 5.

The report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before Benny Baron's sighting.

Hal Harrison's report involved the oval-shaped UFO.

Hal Harrison's report was either the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO or the report from Newark.

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


The fund begun in 1989 is either the fund run by Zed Zamora or Oak Capital.

The one begun in 2012 is run by Ule Underwood.

The fund begun in 1972 is either the one run by Walter Wade or Oak Capital.

Pine Bay is either the one begun in 2002 or the one begun in 1989.

Neither the one begun in 1989 nor the fund begun in 2012 is First Crescent.

Oak Capital has a 2 percent larger return than the one run by Zed Zamora.

Black River
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Larry Larsen
Ule Underwood
Walter Wade
Zed Zamora


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

The class in room 125 has somewhat fewer students than the course in room 318.

The Geometry class has 2  more students than the course in room 125.

Of the Latin class and Mr. Ingram's class, one has 29 students and the other has 35 students.

The Art class has 4  fewer students than Mr. Jimenez's class.

Neither the course with 35 students nor the class in room 318 is Mr. Saunders's class.

The class in room 125 has somewhat fewer students than the course in room 114.


Of the sandwich with provolone cheese and the order with corned beef, one costs $4.75 and the other is Archie's.

The $2.75 sandwich doesn't include muenster cheese.

The order with corned beef costs  more than Yolanda's sandwich.

The sandwich with colby jack cheese costs  more than the order with salami.

The sandwich with prosciutto is either the $4.75 sandwich or Yolanda's sandwich.

Of the order with provolone cheese and Peter's sandwich, one includes prosciutto and the other costs $3.75.

corned beef
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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

Neither the 110 ft tall fall nor Rhoqua is the waterfall in Switzerland.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1993 is 5 ft higher than the fall in Tibet.

Of Inawatai and the waterfall located in Jamaica, one was photographed in 1993 and the other is 110 ft tall.

The fall located in Tibet is somewhat shorter than Inawatai.

Of the 100 ft tall waterfall and Inawatai, one was shot in 1994 and the other is in Switzerland.


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

The yellow airplane went somewhat farther than Omar's design.

Of the airplane that went 35 feet and the plane that was thrown 6th, one was Valerie's and the other was white.

The plane that was thrown 1st went somewhat farther than the yellow airplane.

The white plane went somewhat farther than Aaron's design.


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

The 3-6 decision was either Watts v Yang or Carson v Dunn.

Of Justice Quinn's majority opinion and Watts v Yang, one was on March 17 and the other was the 2-7 decision.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was 2 weeks after Carson v Dunn.

Zamora v Pibb, the March 17 proceeding, and the 6-3 decision are three different cases.

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

Gibbs v Kintz had its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

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

Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


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

Of the friend who spent $425 and the friend who lives in Twin Peaks, one gave Ally the toaster and the other gave Ally the juicer.

The person who gave Ally the HD tv spent  more than Ora Osborne.

Of the person who gave Ally the toaster and the person who spent $400, one lives in Fruitland and the other is Lily Little.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ora Osborne


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.

Dolores has her appointment 1 hour after the customer that chose honey blonde.

Of Juana and Susie's customer, one has the 11:00am appointment and the other chose warm mocha.

The client with the 12:00pm appointment is either the customer that chose honey blonde or the customer that chose brown sable.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment is either the customer that chose vivacious red or Rhonda's customer.

brown sable
honey blonde
vivacious red
warm mocha


The 115 ft tall fall is either the fall located in Jamaica or Nyalt.

The 105 ft tall waterfall is not in Switzerland.

Nyalt is somewhat higher than the fall located in Switzerland.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1996 is 10 ft shorter than Oginao.

Garray is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1997 or the 115 ft tall fall.

Of Nyalt and the waterfall located in Brazil, one was photographed in 1996 and the other is 115 ft tall.

The fall Derrick photographed in 2001 is 10 ft taller than Sihat.


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

Neither the salesperson whose order cost $5.35 nor the person who ordered the ginger ale is the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

The team member who ordered the ginger ale is either the team member who ordered the cheeseburger or the person whose order cost $6.25.

Of the person whose order cost $4.90 and the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub, one ordered the orange soda and the other is Rebecca.

Erica owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes  more than Rebecca.

Samantha is either the team member whose order cost $5.80 or the team member whose order cost $4.90.

cheeseburger
Italian sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


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.

Of the recipe with 400 calories and the meal served on May 16th, one has exactly 5 grams of protein and the other was the asian steak.

The recipe served on May 12th was either the asian steak or the citrus halibut.

The asian steak contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal served on May 12th.

The dish with 5 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the lemon salmon.

The meal with 9 grams of protein was either the meal with 400 calories or the dish served on May 15th.

The dish with 10 grams of protein contains 40 more calories than the lemon salmon.

asian steak
citrus halibut
kale quinoa
lemon salmon


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

The person who made the turkey soup scored somewhat more points than the person from Oceanside.

The person who scored 49 points is either the chef who made the lemon snapper or Veronica.

Rosalie is either the person who scored 56 points or the person from Demitasse.

Of the person who made the cajun chili and the person from White Bean, one scored 42 points and the other was Celia.

Hattie scored 7 fewer points than the cook from Apple Barn.

cajun chili
lemon snapper
pepper steak
turkey soup


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.

Of the contestant who chose pomodoro sauce and the runner who chose marinara sauce, one ordered capellini and the other paid $9.99.

Kristina paid 1 dollar less than the competitor who chose puttanesca sauce.

Kristina paid  less than the runner who ordered capellini.

The four runners were the runner who chose puttanesca sauce, Wade, the runner who paid $6.99 and the runner who ordered taglioni.


The patient who will be seeing Dr. Joseph has the appointment for the whitening.

The four people are the client going in for the whitening, Colin, Zachary and the person with the 9:30am appointment.

Of the customer going in for the filling and the patient with the 10:30am appointment, one is Zachary and the other will be seen by Dr. Nixon.

The client with the 9:30am appointment is either the patient going in for the root canal or Zachary.

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

The patient with the 11:30am appointment, the patient going in for the whitening, and Zachary are three different people.

Dr. Estrada
Dr. Joseph
Dr. Nixon
Dr. York


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

Of the footstool and Latasha's piece, one was made of poplar and the other costs $250.

The $300 piece is either the item made of elm or Bonita's piece.

Neither the $275 item nor the item made of elm is the barstool.

The piece made of chestnut costs  less than Bonita's piece.

The four pieces are Olivia's piece, the $325 item, the item made of chestnut and the $275 item.


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

The entrant who submitted the silver item finished somewhat after Yolanda.

Of Marianne and the person who submitted the green item, one made the mittens and the other finished second.

The entrant who submitted the green item finished somewhat before Alexis.

The entrant who submitted the black item finished somewhat after the entrant who entered her tea cozy.

The knitter who finished third, Alexis, and the person who submitted the green item are three different people.

The entrant who entered her socks finished 1 place after the knitter who submitted the green item.


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

Of the one with 1,000 genes and L. dyson, one was sequenced by Dr. Moreno and the other was sequenced in April.

V. tenesis doesn't have exactly 1,000 genes.

Of the organism with 500 genes and the organism sequenced by Dr. Moreno, one is P. wellington and the other was sequenced in July.

The bacteria sequenced in August has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

The one sequenced in April was sequenced by Dr. Young.

P. wellington has somewhat fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced in April.

E. carolinus
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis


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

Vlietmolen was built 23 years before the De Jong family's windmill.

The De Vries family's home, Grosmolen and the home built in 1729 are all different structures.

Grosmolen is either the De Vries family's house or the windmill in Aarlanderveen.

The Smit family's windmill was built sometime after the house in Schiedam.

Vlietmolen, the De Vries family's structure, and the De Jong family's structure are three different structures.

Of Westmolen and the house built in 1706, one is owned by the Smit family and the other is in Leiderdorp.

Westmolen, the De Vries family's house, and the structure built in 1729 are three different structures.

Grosmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen

Aarlanderveen Hoogmade Leiderdorp Schiedam


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 tycoon worth $25 billion and Kirk Kaplan, one works in the retail industry and the other is from Mexico.

The mogul who works in the aerospace industry is from Norway.

The magnate who works in the biotech industry is worth somewhat more than Kirk Kaplan.

Of the mogul from Germany and the person who works in the retail industry, one is Kirk Kaplan and the other is worth $28 billion.

The tycoon worth $26 billion, Faith Flynn, and the magnate from Mexico are three different people.

Sid Scott works in the biotech industry.

Al Acosta
Faith Flynn
Kirk Kaplan
Sid Scott


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

The contestant in lane 3 scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 7.

Of the person who scored 380 points and the contestant from Fort Kent, one was in lane 3 and the other was in lane 6.

The player from Fort Kent scored  fewer points than the person in lane 3.

The contestant in lane 7, Leigh and Alberta are all different people.

The contestant from Fort Kent is either Terrence or the contestant who scored 300 points.

Maggie scored  more points than Terrence.


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 project headed by Dr. Owens will go online 2 years before the ISON-X42.

The Tevatron LHC is either the project headed by Dr. Owens or the Lisbon accelerator.

Of the Lectra 4C and the project headed by Dr. Ingram, one will go online in 2017 and the other will go online in 2018.

The Lisbon facility will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Peters.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Peters nor the Dublin accelerator is the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017.

Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Ingram
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Owens
Dr. Peters


Of the team member who ordered the club sandwich and the team member who ordered the diet coke, one is Hannah and the other owes $5.35.

The person who ordered the diet coke owes  more than the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

The team member who ordered the grape soda owes 45 cents less than Samantha.

Of the salesperson who ordered the grape soda and the person who ordered the taco salad, one owes $5.35 and the other owes $4.90.

Erica is either the salesperson who ordered the orange soda or the salesperson who ordered the grape soda.

Hannah owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the iced tea.

club sandwich
Italian sub
taco salad
tuna on rye

diet coke
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda


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

The golfer who won at Amble Glen won her tournament 2 years before the golfer who scored a 61.

Neither the person who won at Spotswood nor the woman who scored a 59 was Pamela Peet.

Ethel Erwin won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 61.

Of the person who scored a 63 and Pamela Peet, one won at Amble Glen and the other won in 1921.

The woman who won at Scotch Pines won her tournament 1 year after Pamela Peet.

Inez was either the person who won at Scotch Pines or the golfer who won in 1923.

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Scotch Pines
Spotswood


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

The temple built in 1705 is dedicated to the deer.

The structure dedicated to the rooster is either Amari Michi or the structure built in 1525.

Okabe Honzo, the shrine in Usui, and the temple in Niwa are three different shrines.

Of the temple in Funai and the shrine dedicated to the rooster, one is Hori Takesi and the other was built in 1525.

The temple dedicated to the frog was built 60 years before Hori Takesi.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years after the structure dedicated to the rooster.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Yamasaki


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

Of "Dream Machine" and the Mack truck, one is driven by Sheryl and the other is driven by Kimberly.

Of "Explore More" and the mobile library with 400 books, one is the Airstream and the other is driven by Sheryl.

The Winnebago has  fewer books than the bookmobile Kimberly drives.

"Books-4-U" is either the Airstream or the vehicle with 300 books.

The Airstream has 100 more books than "Dream Machine".

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Ready Reader

Airstream
Greyhound bus
Mack truck
Winnebago


The bench costs  more than the barstool.

Neither the bookshelf nor the item made of sandalwood is Marilyn's piece.

Velma's item costs  more than the item made of teak.

Of the item made of teak and the $275 item, one is the bench and the other was crafted by Freda.

The hutch is either the $300 item or the $250 item.


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

Of the person who started in 1979 and the second striker, one played for the Mustangs and the other was Imay.

The person on the Stingrays was the center back.

The player on the Hammerheads started 3 years before the wing back.

The player who started in 1979 was either Fichin or Cerisa.

Neither Engmose nor the second striker was the person who started in 1985.

Cerisa started 3 years after the person on the Hammerheads.

center back
second striker
sweeper
wing back


Neither the ISON-X42 nor the Zynga Complex is the project headed by Dr. Salinas.

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

Of the Zynga Complex and the project headed by Dr. Salinas, one is in Copenhagen and the other will go online in 2018.

The Dublin facility will go online sometime before the ISON-X42.

Neither the ISON-X42 nor the Zynga Complex is the Berlin accelerator.

Of the Falston LCS and the project headed by Dr. Ewing, one is in Dublin and the other will go online in 2018.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Zynga Complex


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

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

The Whitly Bank card is either the card with the $5,000 credit limit or the one that expires on 02/2024.

The card that expires on 08/2025 has a limit of $8,500.

The Mid Atlantic card has an APR somewhat higher than the card with the $5,000 credit limit.

The TrustCo card has an APR somewhat lower than the card that expires on 08/2025.

Of the card that expires on 12/2025 and the one with an APR of 10%, one is from TrustCo and the other is from Mid Atlantic.

The one with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the Credit Korp card.

Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

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

The stock Charlie bought was either HBW or the health care stock.

The stock that sold for $28 per share wasn't purchased by Abigail.

The stock that sold for $26 per share was bought by Heathcliff.

HBW was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the technology stock.

The stock Heathcliff bought, the energy stock and QMZ were all different stocks.


The player who scored 300 points was from Cutler.

The player in lane 4, the player from Junction City, and the person from Elk Grove are three different people.

The contestant from Junction City scored 80 points more points than Oliver.

The player in lane 1 scored  fewer points than Florence.

Of Hope and Oliver, one scored 380 points and the other was in lane 6.

The player from Modesto scored 80 points more points than Florence.


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

Of the 11,500 ft structure and the cantilever one, one is in Rome and the other is Star Bridge.

The bridge in Paris is 3,000 feet shorter than North Bridge.

The suspension bridge is  shorter than the one in Copenhagen.

The 11,500 ft one is the camelback bridge.

The bridge in Zagreb is 1,500 feet shorter than the suspension one.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge

cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension


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

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

The program that aired on PTR had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired at 1:00pm.

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

Of the program that aired at 2:00pm and the show with 500,000 viewers, one aired on Friday and the other aired on FNX.

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

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

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


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

The waterfall Derrick shot in 2001 is either Rhoqua or the waterfall in Jamaica.

The four waterfalls are the fall Derrick shot in 1995, the 115 ft tall waterfall, the waterfall in Nigeria and the 100 ft tall waterfall.

The 105 ft tall fall is not in New Zealand.

Cerbel is somewhat taller than the fall Derrick shot in 1988.

Neither the waterfall in Nigeria nor the waterfall in Jamaica is the 105 ft tall waterfall.

Garray is either the 115 ft tall fall or the fall Derrick photographed in 2001.


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 investing podcast has  more downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

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

Cora Capon's podcast is either the podcast that began in 2008 or the gaming podcast.

The investing show is either the show that began in 2014 or the show with 1 million downloads.

The show with 1 million downloads isn't about gaming.

Bobby Bora's show has 2 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2013.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender


Of the Lectra 4C and the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, one is headed by Dr. Morgan and the other is in Paris.

The project headed by Dr. Jennings will go online 2 years before the Dublin facility.

The project headed by Dr. Jennings will go online sometime before the Paris accelerator.

The ISON-X42 will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Noble.

Neither the Lisbon accelerator nor the Reykjavik facility is the Zynga Complex.

Neither the Zynga Complex nor the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 is the Reykjavik facility.

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

Dr. Jennings
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Noble
Dr. York


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

The person who worked in Oregon finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector working at Culver Gorge.

The person who found 11 ounces of gold worked the Belle Hart claim.

Neither Gil Gonzalez nor the prospector who worked in California was the person working at Glacier Grove.

Harry Howell was either the person who worked in Arizona or the miner who found 14 ounces of gold.

The miner working at Culver Gorge finished with somewhat more gold than Adam Alford.

The person who worked in Colorado worked the Culver Gorge claim.

Of the person who found 17 ounces of gold and the miner working at Fuller Rise, one was Gil Gonzalez and the other worked in California.

Harry Howell didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

Adam Alford
Chip Cornell
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove


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 2015 is 2 feet shorter than the narwhal.

Of Curtis and Felipe, one was donated to the aquarium in 2015 and the other is the gray whale.

Gus is 4 feet longer than the exhibit donated in 2007.

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

beluga whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal


Of the bookmobile Gene drives and "Ready Reader", one has 400 books and the other is the ice cream truck.

"Words To Go" has 50 more books than the bookmobile Dan drives.

The vehicle Francisco drives has 100 more books than the ambulance.

The ambulance has  more books than "Tiny Tomes".

"Words To Go" has 50 fewer books than the Airstream.

Dream Machine
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
ice cream trk
school bus


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

Zachary, the student from Mrs. Nixon's class, and the student who finished in sixth place are three different people.

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

The child whose final word was "duplicity" is either the child who finished in fifth place or Lila.

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

The student whose final word was "consomme" is either the contestant who finished in second place or the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class.


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 99 year-old tree is  taller than the tree in York Woods.

Evan's Fir is either the 85 year-old tree or the tree in Benton Notch.

The 85 year-old tree, Evan's Fir and the 150 ft. tree are all different trees.

Neither the 85 year-old tree nor the 80 year-old tree is Nolan's Pine.

Nolan's Pine is 3 feet shorter than the 80 year-old tree.

Neither the 85 year-old tree nor the 150 ft. tree is The Senator.

Of The Senator and the 147 ft. tree, one is 99 years old and the other is in Silk Notch.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Nolan\'s Pine
The Senator

Benton Notch
Knox Woods
Silk Notch
York Woods


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.

Of Omar's design and the plane that went 35 feet, one was thrown 2nd and the other was silver.

The plane that was thrown 4th wasn't white.

The plane that was thrown 6th went somewhat farther than Henrietta's design.

The plane that was thrown 5th went somewhat farther than Omar's design.

Of the plane that was thrown 5th and the blue airplane, one was Henrietta's and the other went 45 feet.


Of the podcast with 2 million downloads and the literature podcast, one is Geneva Gold's and the other started in 2015.

Cora Capon's podcast didn't start in 2015.

Geneva Gold's show has 1 million more downloads than the sports show.

The podcast with 1 million downloads didn't start in 2010.

The film show has  more downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

The four shows are the podcast with 4 million downloads, the podcast that began in 2008, the show that began in 2010 and the literature podcast.

Eva Estrada's show, the show with 2 million downloads, and the business podcast are three different shows.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


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.

Lucas's piece cost somewhat less than "Yenga".

"Valencio" cost somewhat more than the dummy going to Baltimore.

Of Nicole's dummy and the $1,000 piece, one is going to Baltimore and the other is "Waldarama".

The puppet going to Ypsilanti is either "Valencio" or the $1,250 piece.

"Yenga" is either Kelly's puppet or the dummy going to Ypsilanti.


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

The one with the creamy finish costs 10 cents more than the Thatcher oyster.

The Summersill oyster doesn't cost $2.30.

The oyster that costs $2.00 has a buttery taste.

The oyster from Appleton, CT costs somewhat less than the Fanneuil oyster.

The oyster from Charlestown, CT, the one with the creamy finish, and the oyster with the citrusy finish are three different oysters.

Of the Pomaquin oyster and the Thatcher oyster, one costs $2.10 and the other is from Punaville, RI.

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

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


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.

Iris will leave 2 months before the flier with the rabbit's foot.

The passenger going to Wyoming will bring their rabbit's foot.

The flier leaving in February won't bring a lucky hat.

The passenger going to Virginia will leave sometime before Iris.

Zachary is either the flier leaving in February or the passenger with the coin.

Of the flier leaving in February and Brandi, one will go to Wyoming and the other will go to Louisiana.


Of the bookmobile with 400 books and the mobile library Antonio drives, one is the school bus and the other is "Tiny Tomes".

Of the vehicle with 250 books and "Words To Go", one is driven by Kimberly and the other is the Airstream.

"Words To Go" is either the Winnebago or the mobile library with 350 books.

The mobile library Francisco drives is either "Ready Reader" or the school bus.

Airstream
ice cream trk
school bus
Winnebago


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 Helsinki facility will go online 1 year before the Zynga Complex.

The Berlin facility isn't headed by Dr. Quinn.

The project headed by Dr. Quinn will go online sometime after the Zynga Complex.

Of the Zynga Complex and the Copenhagen accelerator, one is headed by Dr. Kirk and the other will go online in 2018.

The project headed by Dr. Kirk is either the Helsinki facility or the Lectra 4C.

Of the project headed by Dr. Ramos and the Falston LCS, one is in Helsinki and the other will go online in 2018.

Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Jennings
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Ramos


The girder structure is  shorter than the cable-stayed one.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the bridge in Luxembourg.

The one in Bucharest is 1,500 feet shorter than the one in Luxembourg.

The 8,500 ft structure isn't the girder bridge.

The truss bridge is 1,500 feet longer than Bay Bridge.

Of the bridge in Skopje and the 11,500 ft bridge, one is the truss bridge and the other is Vellon Bridge.

The one in Copenhagen is either North Bridge or the truss one.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Vellon Bridge


The music show has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2015.

The show with 1 million downloads is about sports.

The show that began in 2009 has 2 million more downloads than Al Acosta's podcast.

Of the show that began in 2009 and Geneva Gold's podcast, one has 3 million downloads and the other is about investing.

Al Acosta's podcast has  fewer downloads than the music show.

Bobby Bora's podcast has  more downloads than the music podcast.

Al Acosta's podcast didn't start in 2012.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
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 box at 41.0072 N was either the box found on May 6 or the box that held the marbles.

The cache that held the ancient coin was found 3 days before the cache at 40.5912 N.

The cache at 88.3821 W was found 3 days after the case at 40.6656 N.

Of the cache found on May 3 and the cache at 88.3907 W, one was at 41.0072 N and the other held the ancient coin.

Of the cache that held the decoder ring and the box at 41.0072 N, one was at 88.3821 W and the other was found on May 9.

The case at 88.2694 W was found sometime after the box that held the decoder ring.

ancient coin
brass key
decoder ring
marbles


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

Zachary is either the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class or the student who finished in fifth place.

Of Jill and the child from Mrs. Manzella's class, one had to spell "bulwark" and the other had to spell "consomme".

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

The student from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to Floyd.


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.

Of the runner who paid $8.99 and Florence, one chose arrabiata sauce and the other ordered fusilli.

The competitor who paid $7.99 didn't order spaghetti.

The runner who chose alfredo sauce was either the runner who ordered spaghetti or the contestant who ordered rotini.

The contestant who chose mushroom sauce paid 2 dollars more than Jack.

The competitor who paid $7.99 was either Florence or Suzanne.

Suzanne paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who chose alfredo sauce.

The competitor who ordered taglioni was either Florence or Jack.


Of the stock that sold for $26 per share and the telecom stock, one was GXTV and the other was bought by Charlie.

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

Neither QMZ nor the stock Heathcliff bought was the stock that sold for $26 per share.

The utilities stock was  per share less expensive than GXTV.

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


The telecom stock wasn't purchased by Ida Mae.

Of the technology stock and the stock Abigail bought, one was PSTO and the other sold for $26 per share.

QMZ was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Edith bought.

The utilities stock was either the stock that sold for $27 per share or the stock that sold for $26 per share.

The stock that sold for $25 per share was in the energy sector.

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


The contestant who chose bolognese sauce was either the competitor who ordered farfalle or Margie.

Of the runner who paid $6.99 and Irma, one ordered penne and the other chose mushroom sauce.

The contestant who ordered capellini was either Irma or the contestant who paid $9.99.

Neither Claudia nor Irma was the runner who chose arrabiata sauce.

The runner who chose puttanesca sauce paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who chose bolognese sauce.


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.

First Crescent is either the fund begun in 2005 or the fund run by Nadine Newton.

The one run by Nadine Newton has a 1 percent larger return than Silver Rock.

Of the fund begun in 1983 and First Crescent, one has had a return of 7% and the other is run by Patty Paul.

Of the one run by Walter Wade and First Crescent, one has had a return of 7% and the other started in 1972.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Patty Paul
Walter Wade


Of the bridge in Luxembourg and North Bridge, one is 13,000 ft and the other is the cantilever bridge.

The 8,500 ft one, North Bridge, and the structure in Tallinn are three different structures.

The suspension structure is 3,000 feet longer than Sandy Bridge.

The truss one is  shorter than the structure in Luxembourg.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge


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

The windmill in Schiedam was built 23 years before the house in Leiderdorp.

The Van den Berg family's structure is either Oostmolen or the windmill in Schiedam.

Hoekmolen is owned by the Van Dijk family.

Of the windmill built in 1752 and the house built in 1729, one is owned by the Van Dijk family and the other is in Moerkapelle.

Hoekmolen was built sometime after Doesmolen.

The structure built in 1706 is owned by the Van den Berg family.

Doesmolen isn't owned by the Visser family.

Oostmolen was built 23 years before the home in Den Bommel.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen

Den Bommel
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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

The ape that was found in Puruk Cahu, Nikatrice, and the ape Eva works with are three different animals.

Of the 4-year-old and Ofallo, one came from Puruk Cahu and the other is cared for by Eva.

Nikatrice, the 7-year-old, and the animal that was found in Tarakan are three different animals.

The orangutan that was found in Tarakan is 6 years older than Ofallo.

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

The orangutan that was found in Sebulu is cared for by Aldo.


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

Of Short v Metz and Carson v Dunn, one was the 7-2 decision and the other was on March 10.

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

Short v Metz didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

Ayers v Byrd had its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

The 6-3 decision was sometime before Short v Metz.

The March 17 proceeding had its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

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


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 Mildred's sandwich and the order with cheddar cheese, one costs $4.75 and the other includes prosciutto.

The $2.75 sandwich doesn't include liverwurst.

Neither the order with prosciutto nor the $4.75 order is the sandwich with gouda cheese.

Neither Irene's order nor the sandwich with gouda cheese is the sandwich with bologna.

Of the $5.75 order and the order with havarti cheese, one is Juan's and the other includes liverwurst.

Neither the sandwich with liverwurst nor the $4.75 order is Omar's order.

The sandwich with swiss cheese costs  more than the order with prosciutto.

bologna
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef


Of the 13-year-old and the animal Beatrice works with, one is Rajesh and the other came from Kendisi.

The animal Aldo works with, the 4-year-old, and the animal that was found in Basahan are three different animals.

The orangutan that was found in Sebulu is either the 13-year-old or the ape Eva works with.

Of the 10-year-old and the animal Beatrice works with, one is Shamir and the other came from Puruk Cahu.


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

The person from Enzo's, the person who made the turkey soup, and Freda are three different chefs.

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

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

Of the cook from White Bean and the chef who scored 56 points, one was Marjorie and the other made the turkey soup.

The person who scored 56 points is either the cook from Epicurious or the person who made the cashew tofu.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
pepper steak
turkey soup


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

Of the one sequenced by Dr. Ortiz and the one sequenced in July, one is L. dyson and the other has 1,000 genes.

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

The organism sequenced by Dr. Acosta has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced in November.

The organism sequenced in November has somewhat more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

E. carolinus was either the organism with 750 genes or the bacteria sequenced in July.

L. dyson has somewhat more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Velasquez.

D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
L. dyson
V. tenesis


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

The purple animal was either the balloon Patsy bought or the $4.00 animal.

The $6.00 piece was either the balloon William bought or the snail.

The balloon William bought cost 1 dollar less than the turtle.

The $3.00 animal, the balloon Kathleen bought, and the magenta balloon are three different items.

The yellow balloon cost 2 dollars less than the balloon Patsy bought.


The airplane that went 35 feet was yellow.

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

Margo's design was either the plane that was thrown 5th or the black airplane.

Margo's design landed 20 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 7th.

The plane that was thrown 5th landed somewhat shorter than Aaron's design.


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

Of the lawyer and Lamar, one is from Mexico and the other was born on May 18th.

The diplomat has a birthday sometime after the traveler from Sweden.

The person from Mexico is either the traveler born on June 14th or Michael.

The person whose birthday is on April 13th is not the engineer.

The person from Belgium has a birthday sometime after Michael.

Of the lawyer and the person from Belgium, one was born on June 14th and the other is Izzy.