Weekly puzzle calendar: week 23

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

• gravity
• saturn
• cosmos
• venus
• probe
• lunar
• moon
• mars

Circle the answer you think is right.

1. Which country is sushi most famous from?

   A. JapanB. ThailandC. ChinaD. Korea

2. Which river flows through the city of Cairo?

   A. The ZambeziB. The CongoC. The NileD. The Niger

3. In which language is "arigatō" a word for "thank you"?

   A. JapaneseB. ChineseC. ThaiD. Korean

4. What is the biggest kind of cat in the world?

   A. The tigerB. The jaguarC. The lionD. The leopard

5. Which novel begins with the line "Call me Ishmael"?

   A. Robinson CrusoeB. Great ExpectationsC. Treasure IslandD. Moby-Dick

6. Which cheese is traditionally used in a Greek salad?

   A. ParmesanB. CheddarC. BrieD. Feta

7. Who designed the first mechanical computer plans, called the Analytical Engine, in the 1800s?

   A. Samuel MorseB. Charles BabbageC. Thomas EdisonD. Alan Turing

8. Which colour do you get by mixing red and white?

   A. BrownB. OrangeC. PurpleD. Pink

9. Which gas makes up most of the air we breathe?

   A. OxygenB. Carbon dioxideC. HydrogenD. Nitrogen

10. How many planets are there in our solar system?

    A. SevenB. NineC. EightD. Ten

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

Words to fit in

4 letters: CALM GEAR TEXT TOUR

5 letters: FERRY OUTER PASTA

6 letters: COUPLE WEEKLY

Number patterns

Find the rule and write the next number.

1. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ?
2. 4, 16, 64, 256, 1024, 4096, ?
3. 11, 18, 25, 32, 39, 46, ?
4. 2, 8, 32, 128, 512, 2048, ?
5. 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, ?
6. 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, ?

Anagrams

Rearrange the letters to make a real word.

1. E L V E L
2. L V O N E
3. O D U N F
4. L S A O R
5. E H N E C
6. H A S E P