Weekly puzzle calendar: week 5

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

• netball
• hurdles
• cricket
• tennis
• hockey
• soccer
• diving
• golf

Circle the answer you think is right.

1. In which city is the Louvre museum?

   A. RomeB. LondonC. ParisD. Madrid

2. Basmati is a type of which food?

   A. LentilB. RiceC. PotatoD. Wheat

3. How many strings does a standard guitar have?

   A. FiveB. FourC. SixD. Eight

4. What is the capital city of Russia?

   A. Saint PetersburgB. KyivC. MinskD. Moscow

5. Which of these animals is a marsupial?

   A. The otterB. The koalaC. The lemurD. The sloth

6. What is the name of the Indian classical stringed instrument made popular by Ravi Shankar?

   A. The tablaB. The sitarC. The sarodD. The veena

7. Who wrote the "Ninety-five Theses" in 1517, starting the Reformation?

   A. ErasmusB. John CalvinC. Martin LutherD. Thomas More

8. Which language is spoken by the most people as a first language?

   A. HindiB. SpanishC. EnglishD. Mandarin Chinese

9. How many colours are usually counted in a rainbow?

   A. EightB. SevenC. SixD. Five

10. Who is said to have invented the light bulb in a form that could be sold to the public?

    A. Benjamin FranklinB. Thomas EdisonC. Henry FordD. Alexander Bell

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

Words to fit in

4 letters: FALL ITEM

5 letters: CAMEL CHEWY GROUP PENNY

6 letters: FOREST LEGEND PUBLIC

Number patterns

Find the rule and write the next number.

1. 2, 8, 32, 128, 512, 2048, ?
2. 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, ?
3. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ?
4. 29, 37, 45, 53, 61, 69, ?
5. 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, ?
6. 1, 4, 16, 64, 256, 1024, ?

Anagrams

Rearrange the letters to make a real word.

1. N A H U M
2. H E C K C
3. E T R A W
4. T P O I L
5. A T E F S
6. E N D A C