The Christmas Quiz - now closed!
An assortment of winter warmers to get the quills bristling over the festive period - and we have a most worthy winner! All will be revealed along with the answers later!!
1. The answers to the second clues are the answers to the first clues reading backwards,
e.g. Give off and Occasion would be Emit and Time
a) Cold drink. Majestic
b) Clothing. Boast
c) Roof worker. Kindled again
e.g. Give off and Occasion would be Emit and Time
a) Cold drink. Majestic
b) Clothing. Boast
c) Roof worker. Kindled again
2. Which of these figures is NOT a prime number: 59 89 119 139
3. a) Using every letter once, can you unscramble the three constellations/stars?
A E E E G L N P R S S U V X Y
b) Using every letter once, can you unscramble the three philosophers?
A A A B C E K N N O R R S T T
c) Using every letter once, can you unscramble the three fabrics?
A E E F H I I L L M N N O R T
A E E E G L N P R S S U V X Y
b) Using every letter once, can you unscramble the three philosophers?
A A A B C E K N N O R R S T T
c) Using every letter once, can you unscramble the three fabrics?
A E E F H I I L L M N N O R T
4. a) Delete one letter from the word SUSPENDER and rearrange the rest to get uncouth behaviour
b) Delete one letter from the word MORTUARY and rearrange the rest to get an ammunition store
c) Delete one letter from the word PARADISE and rearrange the rest to get hopelessness
b) Delete one letter from the word MORTUARY and rearrange the rest to get an ammunition store
c) Delete one letter from the word PARADISE and rearrange the rest to get hopelessness
5. a) What five-letter word can be inserted between the two words below to make a well-known expression with each? Q U I C K _ _ _ _ _ P A S T
b) What four-letter word can be inserted between the two words below to make a well-known expression with each? C A R _ _ _ _ C A M P
c) What three-letter word can be inserted between the two words below to make a well-known expression with each? H A S H _ _ _ R I N G
6. a) One of the numbers below is the sum of two other numbers. What is the sum?
93 134 56 122 31 117 108 19 147 74
b) One of the numbers below is the sum of two other numbers. What is the sum?
59 24 45 11 27 61 53 84 36 77
c) One of the numbers below is the sum of two other numbers. What is the sum?
9 52 36 59 18 47 28 15 23 63
93 134 56 122 31 117 108 19 147 74
b) One of the numbers below is the sum of two other numbers. What is the sum?
59 24 45 11 27 61 53 84 36 77
c) One of the numbers below is the sum of two other numbers. What is the sum?
9 52 36 59 18 47 28 15 23 63
7. a) If 4i + 3j -2k = 85, k - i = 3 and i + 2j = 56, what are i, j and k?
b) If 5r - 2s + 3t =102, 3r - t = 36 and r + s + t = 35, what are r, s and t?
c) If p + q = 29.3, and q - p = 5.5, what are p and q?
b) If 5r - 2s + 3t =102, 3r - t = 36 and r + s + t = 35, what are r, s and t?
c) If p + q = 29.3, and q - p = 5.5, what are p and q?
8. The following three clues lead to three words that are spelt the same, apart from the first letter, e.g. Daring, contain, chilly would be BOLD, HOLD, COLD
a) Very much; almost; per annum
b) Telephone; scowl; less quick
c) Loiter; friendly, match up
a) Very much; almost; per annum
b) Telephone; scowl; less quick
c) Loiter; friendly, match up