Weekly puzzle calendar: week 4

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

• rainbow
• tornado
• monsoon
• breeze
• sunny
• flood
• mist
• gale

Circle the answer you think is right.

1. Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

   A. BritainB. ItalyC. FranceD. Spain

2. What is the name of the board game where you try to put your opponent's king in checkmate?

   A. ChessB. GoC. DraughtsD. Backgammon

3. What gas do humans need to breathe to live?

   A. NitrogenB. HydrogenC. HeliumD. Oxygen

4. What colour is a flamingo, and what makes it that colour?

   A. White, but it looks pink in sunlightB. Pink, from the food it eatsC. Orange, from the waterD. Pink, from its blood

5. Which country has the largest population in Europe not counting Russia?

   A. ItalyB. SpainC. GermanyD. France

6. Which musical instrument has 88 keys?

   A. The pianoB. The accordionC. The organD. The harpsichord

7. What is the name of the Italian dessert made with coffee, mascarpone and cocoa?

   A. GelatoB. CannoliC. TiramisuD. Panna cotta

8. Which spice is the most expensive in the world by weight?

   A. CardamomB. SaffronC. CinnamonD. Vanilla

9. What does the Latin phrase "et cetera" mean?

   A. And so on and on foreverB. And the restC. For exampleD. As above

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

    A. The Great Wall of ChinaB. The Berlin WallC. The Western WallD. Hadrian's Wall

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

Words to fit in

4 letters: RARE SKIP

5 letters: EPOCH NOVEL SEVEN STILL

6 letters: SLIGHT STATUS VIEWER

Number patterns

Find the rule and write the next number.

1. 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, 39, ?
2. 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, 31, ?
3. 5, 5, 10, 15, 25, 40, ?
4. 4, 2, 6, 8, 14, 22, ?
5. 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ?
6. 4, 4, 8, 12, 20, 32, ?

Anagrams

Rearrange the letters to make a real word.

1. M L P E U
2. S N Y P A
3. N S I W G
4. A M R Y O
5. M E O S K
6. E C P A L