Here you’ll find the answers to our Puzzle Pages from the July 2023 issue of Expat Living magazine. If you love quiz questions and puzzles and you’d like to make sure you get them every month, don’t forget to subscribe to Expat Living!
Puzzle Pages, July 2023 answers – Page 1
Q&A
#1 France borders eight countries; Andorra, Monaco and which others?
#2 Humans are shorter at the end of the day than the start, true or false?
#3 How many prime numbers end in a 2 or a 5?
#4 Phoebe Waller-Bridge plays opposite which famous movie character in the new film The Dial of Destiny?
#5 What is deoxyribonucleic acid more commonly known as?
#6 When was the company Nike founded, 1971, 1976 or 1981?
#7 Where might you find plugs, fissures and vents?
#8 Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are sisters in which novel?
#9 What is the shortcut for paste on most computers?
#10 When is the next leap year?
Answers
#1 Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland
#2 True; because cartilage is “squishy”, we’re slightly shorter after a day of activity
#3 Two (2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 and 5)
#4 Indiana Jones (played by Harrison Ford)
#5 DNA
#6 1971
#7 On a volcano
#8 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
#9 Ctrl+V
#10 2024
SUDOKU
1 3 5 6 8 7 2 4 9
2 4 7 3 9 1 5 6 8
6 8 9 2 5 4 3 7 1
7 2 8 4 1 9 6 5 3
9 1 6 5 2 3 7 8 4
3 5 4 7 6 8 9 1 2
4 9 3 8 7 5 1 2 6
5 6 1 9 4 2 8 3 7
8 7 2 1 3 6 4 9 5
WORDWHEEL
9-letter word: hedgehogs
Others:
dosh, ghee, gosh, heed, hoed, hose, shed,
shod, shoe, hedge, hosed, shoed, hogged,
hedgehog
KENKEN
4 5 3 1 2
3 4 2 5 1
5 1 4 2 3
2 3 1 4 5
1 2 5 3 4
Puzzle Pages, July 2023 answers – Page 2
FIND A WORD
Bonus point: The clues were all palindromes, meaning they had the same forwards and backwards spelling (e.g., UFO tofu, wow, step on no pets)
COCKTAIL CONFUSION
Match the tasty beverage with its main ingredients
Answers
Mimosa – Champagne, orange juice
Cosmopolitan – Vodka, cranberry juice, Cointreau, lime juice
Mojito – White rum, sugar, lime, soda water, mint
Negroni – Gin, vermouth, Campari, orange peel
Bloody Mary – Vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, pepper
Piña Colada – Rum, coconut milk, pineapple juice
Caipirinha – Cachaça, lime, sugar
Margarita – Tequila, triple sec, lime juice
Moscow Mule – Vodka, ginger beer, lime juice
Martini – Gin, vermouth, olive
NORTH OR SOUTH
Are these countries in the northern or southern hemisphere? (Note: One is in both!)
Answers
Ethiopia – Northern
Singapore – Northern
Bolivia – Southern
Kenya – Both
Bhutan – Northern
Madagascar – Southern
Uruguay – Southern
Costa Rica – Northern
Sri Lanka – Northern
Fiji – Southern
MUSICAL MOMENTS
Match the opening lines of songs with the band or artist that sang them
Answers
- “Let’s go, Steve walks warily down the street” – Queen (“Another One Bites the Dust”)
- “I stay out too late, got nothing in my brain, that’s what people say” – Taylor Swift, (“Shake It Off”)
- “Do you have the time, to listen to me whine?” – Green Day (“Basket Case”)
- “I read the news today, oh boy” – The Beatles (“A Day in the Life”)
- “If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy” – Dua Lipa (“Levitating”)
- “What you want, baby, I got it” – Aretha Franklin (“Respect”)
- “Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk” – The Bee Gees (“Stayin’ Alive”)
- “We clawed, we chained, our hearts in vain” – Miley Cyrus (“Wrecking Ball”)
- “Load up on guns, bring your friends, It’s fun to lose and to pretend” – Nirvana (“Smells Like Teen Spirit”)
- “Old man, take a look at my life, I’m a lot like you” – Neil Young (“Old Man”)
THE RIDDLER
All in the family!
#1 The 22nd and 24th presidents of the USA had the same parents but weren’t brothers. How is this possible?
#2 If your uncle’s sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you?
#3 Naomi has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Naomi have?
#4 What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it?
#5 Two fathers and two sons are in a car, but only three people are in the car. How?
Answers:
#1 They were the same man! (Grover Cleveland)
#2 Your mother
#3 Five – each daughter has the same brother
#4 Your name
#5 It’s a grandfather, father and son in the car
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