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Word World By Kirit Shukla

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Make words using 5 or more letters. The central letter must be used in each word. Plural words are not allowed. Use all letters for the subject word (underlined in solutions below)

16+ words = Excellent; 10 to 15 words = Good; 9 or less = keep looking. Words we found are in solutions below.

Brain-Train

Here is a simple quiz. See if you can solve it. No peeking! Match the number in column 1 with letter in column 2

World Dams, Country... ...River

1 Hoover Dam, USA 2 Ataturk Dam, Turkey 3 Bhakra Dam, India 4 Guri Dam, Venezuela 5 Tarbela Dam, Pakistan 6 Kariba Dam, Zambia 7 Three Georges Dam, China 8 Grand Dixence Dam, Switzerland 9 Gardiner Dam, Canada 10 Nurek Dam, Tajikistan A. Vakhsh River B. Zambezi River C. South Saskatchewan River D. Euphrates River E. Colorado River F. Sutlej River G. Dixence River H. Caroni River I. Yangtze River J. Indus River

1-E, 2-D, 3-F, 4-H, 5-J, 6-B, 7-I, 8-G, 9-C, 10-A Brain Train:

7.d 8.c 9.c 10.d Scholar 1. c, d, a, b, 2.a 3.b 4.d 5.c 6.a

STICH, STRIA, TACHISM, TARSI, TRASH, TRASS, TRIAC, TSARISM. SACRIST, SAITH, SHIRT, SITAR, SMART, SMITH, STACH, STAIR, STARCH, MAIST, MASTIC, MATCH, MATHS, MISACT, MISCAST, RACIST, RATCH, (Solution): AITCH, ASTIR, CHRIST, CHRISTMAS, Word World

Answer the ones you know and research the rest. There is only one correct answer! 1. Arrange these the longest total coastline on a world map, from most to least in length. (a) Norway (b) USA (c) Canada (d) Indonesia

2. The first song Lata Mangeshkar sang was in Marathi film at the age. (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 19

3. What color is Tinkerbell's dress? (a) Pink (b) Green (c) Red (d) White

4. A ’Misanthrope’ hates (a) Reasons (b) Cultural Activities (c) Wars (d) Humanity

5. The Sun’s radius is approximately? (a) 595,800km (b) 645,800km (c) 695,800km (d) 745,800km

6. The volume of a sphere of 2 Ft. dia. is approx. (a) 4.19 cu. ft. (b) 5.19 cu. ft. (c) 3.19 cu. ft. (d) 2.19 cu. ft.

7. The hottest temperature recorded on Earth in (a) Kabili, Tunisia (b) Rajasthan, India (F) Nasiriyah, Iraq (d) Death Valley, USA

8. The winner of World Series 2021. (a) Yankees (b) Astros (c) Braves (d) Patriots

9. Physicist, Albert Einstein was born on? (a) March 14, 1877 (b) March 14, 1878 (c) March 14, 1879 (d) March 14, 1880

10. The tallest mountain in the US is (a) Mount Bear (b) Mount Saint Elias (c) Mount Bona (d) Mount Denali

Answers are on bottom left. No Peeking. Scholar: All correct; 1st Class: 9 Correct; 2nd Class: 8 Correct; 3rd Class: 7 Correct; Need to improve: 6 or less

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