Logic Problem

Four people (Nick, Ralph, Ken, and Harriett) with last names Quail, Appleman, Usaber, and O'Neal, each owned a number of silver bullets. Each person was of a different occupation: postal worker, optometrist, engineer, and xylophone player. If each person owned one of the following amounts of silver bullets, (17, 5, 10, and 8) can you figure out the first name, last name, and how many silver bullets each person owned?
Qua
App
Usa
O'N
pos
opt
eng
xyl
17
5
10
8
Nic
Ral
Ken
Har
17
5
10
8
pos
opt
eng
xyl
Place a N in any square that is a definite "no" and a Y in any square that is a definite "yes".
I give up!

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