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Each picture is a clue to a well-known saying, object or name. Can you work them out?
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While it is summer in Alaska it is winter in Antarctica. During the summer months in Northern Alaska the sun never sets and Antarctica is always dark. The situation reverses when it is summer in Antarctica.
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Humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and use it for photosynthesis.
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What are the first names of the two famous Duff sisters? What do you call a female Fox? The animated TV series, Go Diego Go!, is a spin-off of which TV series?. Alaska is a state belonging to which country? Which musician played the role of Curtis Powell in the movie, The Rocker? Who won the gold medal in the Men’s Pole Vault at the 2009 World Athletics Championships? Which game begins by shaking a covered tray of sixteen cubic dice, each with a different letter printed on each side? 8. What kind of atom is made up of one proton and one electron? 9. In the Transformers series, who is the evil leader of the Decepticons? 10. Which one of the seven dwarves wears glasses? © Ric Allport
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Proturans are a group of minute insects ranging from 0.5mm to 2mm long.
Word Find These food-related words are hidden in the grid. Can you ďŹ nd them all? The words can run forwards, backwards and diagonally but always in a straight line.
Allspice Apple Banana Cherry Citrus Date Fig Granny smith Grape Kumquat
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This is a different type of Number puzzle. First you need to work out the sums, and then write the solution into the grid. Try to do as many as you can without a calculator. 1 6 10
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Crosscode Here is a crossword with a difference, all the letters of the alphabet are represented by a number. Three words have been given as clues so you know that all boxes numbered 12 have a B in them, all boxes numbered 15 have a Y in them, and so on. Use the code cracker grid below to keep track of each letter and their coded number. 9
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1. In 2007, who released her first solo album, Headstrong? 2. What do you call a baby Lion? 3. What is the nick-name of Faustina Agolley, from music television show, Video Hits? 4. Which Ocean separates Australia from Africa? 5. What is the name of the third movie in the Ice Age movie series? 6. The 2004 Olympic Games were held in which city? 7. Which animal boardgame ends when all of the marbles have been “eaten”? 8. What was the site of James Cook’s first landing of HMS Endeavour on the continent of Australia? 9. Who is Sulley’s best friend in the movie, Monsters, Inc.? 10. In which popular children’s book series would you find a monkey and “the man with the yellow hat”?
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Cows give approximately 200 000 glasses of milk during their lives.
Word Fill The words listed below all ďŹ t into the grid, you have three samples to get you started. Good luck!
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America Excites Leaders Meeting 8 letter words Icecream Kilogram Language
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The only metal that stays in liquid form at room temperature is mercury. Commonly found in older style thermometers.
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This is a different type of Number puzzle. First you need to work out the sums, and then write the solution into the grid. Try to do as many as you can without a calculator. 17 .. 35 × 2 8 .. 118 + 627 1 2 3 4 5 18 .. 936 ÷ 3 9 .. 3500 ÷ 7 9 6 7 8 20 .. 509 + 273 11 .. 978 ÷ 6 10 11 12 13 23 .. 95 + 480 13 .. 1204 ÷ 7 25 .. 2136 ÷ 3 15 .. 41 × 2 15 16 17 14 27 .. 517 + 269 16 .. 250 - 73 18 19 20 21 29 .. 21 - 7 19 .. 91 × 2 30 .. 317 × 3 21 .. 3428 ÷ 4 22 23 24 32 .. 13 - 3 22 .. 959 - 88 27 28 25 26 33 .. 1806 ÷ 2 23 .. 75 + 490 29 30 31 32 34 .. 1450 ÷ 5 24 .. 136 + 24 26 .. 114 + 35 34 33 DOWN 28 .. 405 × 2 2 .. 1034 - 77 30 .. 465 ÷ 5 ACROSS 10 .. 13 × 9 3 .. 250 ÷ 5 31 .. 3 × 4 1 .. 389 - 94 12 .. 4590 ÷ 9 5 .. 1220 ÷ 4 4 .. 417 × 2 14 .. 25 - 9 6 .. 839 - 28 7 .. 522 - 15 15 .. 919 - 68 © Ken Egan
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