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Answers to Puzzle Page 1
Q&A
#1 What do you call a baby porcupine: a joey, a pinnie or a porcupette?
#2 Which three of Santa’s reindeer have a name beginning with “D”?
#3 In which country is the animated film Brave set?
#4 What is the name of the NASA rover that landed on Mars in February 2021? (Hint: It’s nickname is Percy.)
#5 An affogato is a dessert combining coffee and what?
#6 Which of the four tennis grand slams was the only one to be cancelled entirely in 2020?
#7 What do you call the centre of an atom?
#8 Which direction does the dragon face on the Welsh flag?
#9 Who is the only person to have won four Academy Awards for best actor/actress?
#10 “Brad’s Drink” was the original name of which famous carbonated soft drink? (Hint: It’s not Coca-Cola.)
#1 Porcupette
#2 Donner, Dasher, Dancer
#3 Scotland
#4 Perseverance
#5 Ice cream
#6 Wimbledon
#7 Nucleus
#8 Left
#9 Katharine Hepburn
#10 Pepsi
SUDOKU
8 6 1 7 9 5 4 3 2
2 5 3 6 8 4 9 7 1
4 7 9 1 2 3 8 6 5
7 4 2 5 6 8 3 1 9
5 1 8 2 3 9 6 4 7
3 9 6 4 7 1 2 5 8
1 2 7 9 4 6 5 8 3
6 3 5 8 1 2 7 9 4
9 8 4 3 5 7 1 2 6
WORDWHEEL
9-letter word: benchmark
Others:
ache, ahem, ankh, arch, bach, cham, char, each, hack,
haem, haen, hake, hame, hank, hare, hark, harm, hear,
heck, herb, herm, hern, khan, mach, rhea, beach, bench,
brach, chare, chark, charm, hacek, hance, harem, herma,
kench, khmer, mache, march, merch, ranch, reach, rehab,
branch, breach, hacker, hanker, harken, herman, manche,
becharm, brecham, brechan, chamber, hackmen, marchen
KENKEN
2 4 5 1 3
3 2 4 5 1
1 3 2 4 5
4 5 1 3 2
5 1 3 2 4
Puzzle Page 2
THE GAMES WE PLAY
Match the country with its national sport
Jamaica – Cricket
Canada – Ice Hockey
Cuba – Baseball
Iran – Wrestling
Scotland – Golf
Bhutan – Archery
Fiji – Rugby Union
Malaysia – Sepak Takraw
Japan – Sumo Wrestling
Slovenia – Alpine Skiing
ANAGRAMS
Find anagrams related to the human body in these words
inch – chin
below– bowel/elbow
straw – warts
limped – dimple
roots – torso
impart – armpit
elation – toenail
lisp – lips
seaside – disease
clasp – scalp
QUICKIE
Solves these rebuses!
LITTLE LITTLE LATE LATE
ACCAUGHTT
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWXYZ
SGEG
HOROBOD
Too little too late
Caught in the act
Missing you
Scrambled eggs
Robin Hood
MOVIE QUOTES
- “No one loves free stuff more than rich people” (2018) Crazy Rich Asians
- “Hasta la vista, Baby” (1991) Terminator 2
- “Tell me about it, stud!” (1978) Grease
- “Very nice!” (2006) Borat
- “Besides, you’re saying it wrong – it’s Leviosa, not Leviosar” (2001) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
- “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” (1979) Apocalypse Now
- “Wax on, wax off” (1984) The Karate Kid
- “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” (1942) Casablanca
- “You can’t handle the truth!” (1992) A Few Good Men
- “I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way” (1988) Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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