Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes

PUZZLES AND JOKES

By Kirit Shukla

Clues Across: 1. The Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. 12. A past participle of eat. 13. A gymnasium. (In India; Hindi word) 14. A ritual slaughterer. (In Hebrew) 16. Estimated Gestational Age. (*) 17. A city located at the center of Sicily, southern Italy. 18. A dark resinous medicinal gum obtained from trees. 21. A Chinese multinational conglomerate and marketing company headquartered in Tianjin. 23. To commit destructive actions. 24. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. (μ) 25. A private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. 27. European Commission. (*) 28. The second-largest bird by height, after the ostrich. 30. “ __ California”, a peninsula in NW Mexico. Cap. La Paz. 31. Press Trust of India. (*) 32. Beautiful hand gestures in Bharata Natyam style dance. 34. A traditional ornamental comb made from either wood or whale bone of the Māori of New Zealand. 35. A tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Māori. 37. A love poem in Carnatic music and a slow tempo dance. 38. A rhythmic dance performed to only musical notations without a story. 40. A large Asiatic antelope native of the Himalayas. 41. Integrated Services Digital Network. (*). 43. Arkansas. (*) 44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies. (*) 45. Nine plus one. 1. Harassment; aggravation. 2. A transuranic element, aka Dubnium, with atomic no. 105. 3. To make amends, as for a sin or fault. 4. To make an open confession of error. 5. Academic Nursing Home. (*) 6. The Hindu god Shiva as the divine cosmic dancer. 7. Alaska. (*) 8. A young ewe that has not yeaned. 9. Hindu ritual being performed in Agni; the fire god. 10. Ascending the stage by a Bharatha Natyam dancer on the completion of formal training. 11. Massachusetts. (*) 15. Ecuador. (*) (Country) 19. The prince or chief in Rajputana/Rajasthan. [Hindi] . 20. The fruiting body of a rust fungus in which the first binucleate spores are usually produced. 22. The act of bringing something under one's control. 26. The basic unit of money in Georgia. (Plural) 29. An open boat of a wooden frame covered with hide. 31. One who makes a show of knowledge. 33. Up to the time that; up to such time as. 34. Very firm. 36. Slightly open. 37. Proceed. 39. Clever or apt humor. 40. Young Adult. (*) 42. Indiana. (*)

Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase

(solution on page 88)

Hee Hee

Jokes & Riddles From Around The World

An older girl prayed to find a husband. “God, please give my mother a good son-in-law soon.” Not long after, her younger sister announced she was engaged.

********* Judge: “Before I announce your jail sentence, do you have anything to say?” Mafatlal: “Sir, I request a 10% senior discount.”

********* Mafatlal: “Can you give me $100?” Stranger: “I don’t know you so I can’t. Why don’t you ask someone who does know you?” Mafatlal: “That’s the problem. People who know me won’t give me any!”

Find & circle the words in the puzzle. Subject: Mahatma Gandhi

AFRICA AHIMSA ASHRAM BAPU BRITISHRAJ CIVILRIGHTS CONGRESS DALIT FAST FREEDOM GODSE GRIEF GUJARATI HEY RAM JAIN

JURM KASTURBA LAW MAHATMA MASSACRES NATAL PRAYER QUITINDIA SALT SATYA SEVA SHOT TEAM TRUTH

The unused 9 letters spell: ”Gandhi’s birthplace.”

(answer on page 88)

Math Magic

Fill in the empty squares to get = the final given answers. Use the remaining numbers from 2 to 9 only once: Note: Follow the order of operation per basic math rule: ×,÷, +, - The multiplication or division is done before addition and subtraction. (solution on page 88)

EZ-BZ

TEST YOUR IQ The common letters are “ANU” - Fill in the blanks) 1. First month of the Gregorian calendar year. _ ANU _ _ _ 2. An exceptionally large profit. _ _ _ ANU _ 3. Absence or defective excretion of urine. ANU _ _ _ 4. The language of the Tolai people of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. _ _ ANU _ 5. A stringed Assyrian musical instrument. _ ANU _ 6. A style of Iyengar Hatha yoga. (Sanskrit) ANU _ _ _ _ 7. Hittite & Hattic goddess of the sun _ _ _ ANU 8. Eight day Jewish holiday; festival of lights. _ ANU _ _ _ _ 9. Lockjaw, a bacterial infection/muscle spasm. _ _ _ ANU _ 10. A protégé of the monkey god. (Ramayana) _ ANU _ _ _ 11. “God is with us” (Hebrew) _ _ _ ANU_ _ 12. The posterior opening of the digestive tract. ANU _ 13. An insignificant or tiny person. _ _ ANU _ 14. The seventeenth year of the 60 year cycle for the calendar Tamil year. _ _ _ _ _ ANU 15. Done by, used by, or operated with by hand. _ ANU _ _ 16. The seventh planet of our solar system. _ _ ANU _ 17. A volcanic island in the East Solomon Islands. ANU _ _ 18. Heavy green resin derived from poon trees. _ _ _ ANU 19. A melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony, developed in the Middle Ages. _ _ _ ANU _ 20. “Svayambhuva”, the son of Brahma; the first man. _ ANU 21. “Kedarnath Bhattacharaya”, an Indian playback singer in Bollywood films: (Ek ladki ko dekha!) _ _ _ _ _ _ ANU 22. Member of a Luo Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting parts of East Africa. ANU _ _ (Puzzle solutions are on page 88. NO peeking!)

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