Weekly puzzle calendar: week 26

Theme: Fruit and veg. Find the words. They run across and down.

• pumpkin
• potato
• banana
• turnip
• carrot
• cherry
• lemon
• apple

Circle the answer you think is right.

1. Which animal is famous for its black and white stripes?

   A. The zebraB. The badgerC. The skunkD. The okapi

2. How many minutes are there in an hour?

   A. 60B. 30C. 100D. 90

3. Which citrus fruit is used in a traditional gin and tonic?

   A. TangerineB. OrangeC. GrapefruitD. Lime

4. Which is the longest mountain range on land?

   A. The RockiesB. The AndesC. The UralsD. The Himalayas

5. Which is the largest hot desert in the world?

   A. The Arabian DesertB. The GobiC. The SaharaD. The Kalahari

6. Which empire was ruled from the city of Rome?

   A. The Mongol EmpireB. The Persian EmpireC. The Roman EmpireD. The Ottoman Empire

7. What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?

   A. OxB. OgC. OyD. O

8. Which wall, which divided a city in two, came down in 1989?

   A. The Berlin WallB. The Great Wall of ChinaC. Hadrian's WallD. The Western Wall

9. In which language is "danke" a word for "thank you"?

   A. SwedishB. PolishC. DutchD. German

10. Who wrote The Jungle Book?

    A. Roald DahlB. A. A. MilneC. Beatrix PotterD. Rudyard Kipling

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

Words to fit in

4 letters: HERO LIFT RAIL

5 letters: RIGHT STEAK

6 letters: MUTUAL OBTAIN PLANET PROFIT

Number patterns

Find the rule and write the next number.

1. 6, 1, 7, 8, 15, 23, ?
2. 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, ?
3. 5, 2, 7, 9, 16, 25, ?
4. 3, 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, ?
5. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
6. 1, 6, 7, 13, 20, 33, ?

Anagrams

Rearrange the letters to make a real word.

1. G N T O A
2. N A G Y R
3. Y D Z Z I
4. P E I C R
5. R N A D I
6. Y V R E E