Weekly puzzle calendar: week 8

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

• harmony
• melody
• drums
• choir
• banjo
• album
• beat
• tune

Circle the answer you think is right.

1. Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

   A. J. M. BarrieB. Lewis CarrollC. Kenneth GrahameD. C. S. Lewis

2. Complete the saying: "The early bird catches the ..."

   A. FishB. SeedC. WormD. Wind

3. What number does the Roman numeral X stand for?

   A. 100B. 5C. 50D. 10

4. Which of these is the smallest continent by area?

   A. EuropeB. South AmericaC. AustraliaD. Antarctica

5. In which country did the sandwich get its name from an earl?

   A. GermanyB. ItalyC. FranceD. England

6. In which year did the Wright brothers make the first powered aeroplane flight?

   A. 1903B. 1888C. 1914D. 1927

7. Which letter comes after "M" in the alphabet?

   A. LB. OC. ND. P

8. What do we call a baby dog?

   A. A cubB. A puppyC. A calfD. A kitten

9. Which insect makes honey?

   A. The beeB. The butterflyC. The antD. The wasp

10. What is a shooting star really?

    A. A cometB. A small piece of rock burning in the airC. A star fallingD. A planet

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

Words to fit in

4 letters: CLIP EXIT MASS READ

5 letters: THREW WORSE

6 letters: BOTTLE LETTER TICKET

Number patterns

Find the rule and write the next number.

1. 4, 2, 6, 8, 14, 22, ?
2. 5, 1, 6, 7, 13, 20, ?
3. 6, 1, 7, 8, 15, 23, ?
4. 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, 31, ?
5. 6, 6, 12, 18, 30, 48, ?
6. 3, 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, ?

Anagrams

Rearrange the letters to make a real word.

1. O V L E G
2. G S E O O
3. S E L S B
4. A R G N T
5. M R B U A
6. R E O V G