Weekly puzzle calendar: week 14

Theme: Weather. Find the words. They run across and down.

• drizzle
• monsoon
• rainbow
• breeze
• sunny
• mist
• gale
• wind

Circle the answer you think is right.

1. Which month usually has 28 days?

   A. JuneB. NovemberC. FebruaryD. April

2. Which explorer is credited with reaching the Americas in 1492?

   A. Vasco da GamaB. Marco PoloC. Christopher ColumbusD. Ferdinand Magellan

3. What is the main ingredient in a traditional Greek salad?

   A. Beans and riceB. Lettuce and hamC. Tomatoes, cucumber and fetaD. Pasta and peppers

4. Which desert covers much of Mongolia and northern China?

   A. The SaharaB. The MojaveC. The GobiD. The Namib

5. Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?

   A. Jane AustenB. Thomas HardyC. Charles DickensD. Mark Twain

6. What colour do you get if you mix blue and yellow paint?

   A. BrownB. PurpleC. OrangeD. Green

7. Which is the fastest land animal over a short distance?

   A. The horseB. The lionC. The leopardD. The cheetah

8. Which big cat has stripes?

   A. The jaguarB. The lionC. The tigerD. The leopard

9. What do we call a word that describes a noun, such as "red" or "tall"?

   A. A verbB. An adverbC. A pronounD. An adjective

10. Complete the saying: "Once in a blue ..."

    A. MonthB. MoonC. SkyD. Sea

Fit every word into the grid so that the crossing letters match.

Words to fit in

4 letters: TENT VEST

5 letters: INNER OXIDE RADIO WEIRD

6 letters: OXYGEN STRIPE TREATY

Number patterns

Find the rule and write the next number.

1. 3, 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, ?
2. 6, 6, 12, 18, 30, 48, ?
3. 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, ?
4. 3, 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, ?
5. 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, ?
6. 5, 2, 7, 9, 16, 25, ?

Anagrams

Rearrange the letters to make a real word.

1. C S H A L
2. C I A L L
3. I L D G U
4. U T E S P
5. S L H F A
6. H I N G T