Here you’ll find the answers to our Puzzle Pages from the December 2021 issue of Expat Living. 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!
Answers to Puzzle Page 1
Q&A
#1 Who played James Bond in four films prior to Daniel Craig taking over the role?
#2 How many prime numbers are there between 90 and 100?
#3 In which city was John F Kennedy assassinated?
#4 What two ingredients make up the cocktail known as a screwdriver?
#5 What colour are the guards’ tracksuits in Squid Game?
#6 In which Winter Olympics sport do contestants use a broom?
#7 In which city would you find Beverly Hills?
#8 What does “REM” mean in relation to sleeping?
#9 In October 2021, which performer officially changed his name to “Ye”?
#10 The area formerly known as Batavia is now which Asian capital city?
#1 Pierce Brosnan
#2 One (97)
#3 Dallas
#4 Vodka and orange juice
#5 Pink
#6 Curling
#7 Los Angeles
#8 Rapid Eye Movement
#9 Kanye West
#10 Jakarta
SUDOKU
5 3 1 2 4 7 7 9 8
9 2 6 1 7 8 3 5 4
4 8 7 5 3 9 1 2 6
8 1 5 4 9 3 6 7 2
3 6 2 7 5 1 8 4 9
7 4 9 8 6 2 5 1 3
1 9 3 2 8 5 4 6 7
6 5 8 9 4 7 2 3 1
2 7 4 3 1 6 9 8 5
WORDWHEEL
9-letter word: bewitched
Others:
chew, chid, chit, etch, heed, hide,
hied, itch, tech, thee, thew, whee,
whet, whit, with, beech, bitch, chide,
ditch, ethic, hewed, thebe, white, width,
witch, withe, chewed, etched, itched,
teched, techie, thewed, whited, withed,
bewitch, bitched, cheddite, hebetic, witched
KENKEN
4 5 2 3 1
3 4 5 1 2
5 2 1 4 3
2 1 3 5 4
1 3 4 2 5
Answers to Puzzle Page 2
WORDS FOR THE MONTH
To mark December, find 10 words starting with “de” from the following definitions; we’ve given you the number of letters in each word
What you do to the halls at Christmas time = “deck”
A type of coffee that won’t put a spring in your step = “decaf”
A strain of coronavirus we’d love to never hear of again = “Delta”
Think jeans = “denim”
The one that Bob Marley didn’t shoot = “deputy”
Copenhagen is its capital = “Denmark”
Festival of lights celebrated by Hindus and others = “Deepavali”
A sport that involves 10 different events = “decathlon”
1970s film about a river rafting trip gone wrong in America = “Deliverance”
Something that’ll get the heart started = “defibrillator”
WORLD MUSIC
Match the 10 musical instruments with the place they’re commonly played
Ukulele – Hawaii
Mbira – Zimbabwe
Didgeridoo – Australia
Tabla – India
Vuvuzela – South Africa
Balalaika – Russia
Kazoo – USA
Bagpipes – Scotland
Erhu – China
Steel Drum – Trinidad & Tobago
SONGS & MOVIES
Match the song with the movie it appears in
“Tiny Dancer” – Almost Famous
“Bohemian Rhapsody” – Wayne’s World
“Shallow” – A Star is Born
“It Had to Be You” – When Harry Met Sally
“Happy” – Despicable Me 2
“The Power of Love” – Back to the Future
“Lose Yourself – 8 Mile
“I Say A Little Prayer” – My Best Friend’s Wedding
“Eye of the Tiger” – Rocky
“Maniac” – Flashdance
QUICKIE
Boiling eggs
You want to boil eggs for exactly 9 minutes but you only have a 4-minute hourglass timer and a 7-minute hourglass timer – and no watch! How can you use the two timers to cook the eggs for exactly 9 minutes?
Answer: Put the eggs on to boil and turn the two hourglass timers. When the 4-minute timer is empty, start it again. Then, when the 7-minute timer is empty, start it again. When the 4-minute timer runs out for a second time, the 7-minute timer will have been running for just 1 minute on its second cycle; so just turn the 7-minute timer again and let the 1 minute’s worth of sand run out, then take your eggs off the boil, as they will have cooked for 9 minutes. (Two lots of the 4-minute timer, plus an extra minute.
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