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December Puzzles Answers
January 1, 2025
December Puzzles Answers
Word Wheel 9 Letter Word:
CELEBRATE
SPACE – the final frontier… well maybe not, but with so much content often coming in for the magazine, space is sometimes a tricky thing to deal with. So, for the puzzles page, we will be providing the answers here on the news page each month. The 'Honey Pot' was on page 29, on the beach by the smuggler.
Cryptic Crossword
Easy Crossword
Pub Quiz – Q&As:
| Question | Answer | ||
| 1 | In the 12 days of Christmas, how many “Geese a-laying? | 6 | |
| 2 | What was the name of Scrooge’s partner in “A Christmas Carol? | Jacob Marley | |
| 3 | What were the names of the 3 Magi following the star to Bethlehem? | Casper, Melchior, Balthasar | |
| 4 | What are two main ingredients of the drink known as a ‘snowball’? | Advocaat & Lemonade | |
| 5 | A Christmastime sweet treat is Lokum – what do we know it as? | Turkish Delight | |
| 6 | Who created ‘The Snowman’ picture-book? | Raymond Briggs | |
| 7 | “How the Grinch Stole Christmas?” What is his dog’s name? | Max | |
| 8 | How many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”? | 4 | |
| 9 | Which Christmas beverage is also known as “milk punch”? | Eggnog | |
| 10 | The Miracle On ‘which’ Street is a title of a 1947 film, remade in 1994? | 34th | |
| 11 | In which delightful country was St Nicholas born? | Türkiye / Turkey | |
| 12 | Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, which reindeer is missing? | Vixen |
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November Puzzles Answers
December 1, 2024
November Puzzles Answers
Word Wheel 9 Letter Word:
GUNPOWDER
SPACE – the final frontier… well maybe not, but with so much content often coming in for the magazine, space is sometimes a tricky thing to deal with. So, for the puzzles page, we will be providing the answers here on the news page each month. The 'Honey Pot' was on page 37, by the bin and the badger.
Cryptic Crossword
Easy Crossword
Pub Quiz – Q&As:
| Question | Answer | ||
| 1 | Who was king during the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament? | James 1st | |
| 2 | Which river runs through Wensleydale? | Ure | |
| 3 | Who invented ‘cat’s eyes’ (a Yorkshireman, by the way)? | Percy Shaw | |
| 4 | What 2 settlements are the start and end of the Lyke Wake Walk? | Osmortherley - Ravenscar | |
| 5 | Scurvy is caused by the lack of which vitamin? | C | |
| 6 | Which chemical element has the symbol ‘W’? | Tungsten | |
| 7 | What is the condition of having different coloured eyes called? | Heterochromia | |
| 8 | What are the names of Captain Cook’s 4 ships? | Resolution, Discovery, Endeavour, Adventure. | |
| 9 | The Football League was established in which year? | 1888 | |
| 10 | In What year did Winston Churchill die? | 1965 | |
| 11 | Bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte…. What comes next? | Petabyte | |
| 12 | Elizabeth Bond (UK) made the largest what, coming in at 4.42 m (14 ft 6.33 in) long and a diameter of 9.01 cm (3.54 in) in 2017? | Knitting Needles |
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October Puzzles Answers
November 1, 2024
October Puzzles Answers
Word Wheel 9 Letter Word:
HALLOWEEN
SPACE – the final frontier… well maybe not, but with so much content often coming in for the magazine, space is sometimes a tricky thing to deal with. So, for the puzzles page, we will be providing the answers here on the news page each month. The 'Honey Pot' was on page 5, on the table behind the BBQ.
Cryptic Crossword
Easy Crossword
Pub Quiz – Q&As:
| Question | Answer | ||
| 1 | In “All Creatures Great & Small”, what is the name of the housekeeper? | Mrs Hall | |
| 2 | How many pints are in 2 quarts? | 4 | |
| 3 | What is Earth’s 2nd most abundant mineral after feldspar? | Quartz | |
| 4 | What song kept Ultravox’s “Vienna” at number 2 in the charts in 1981? | "Shaddup You Face" by Joe Dolce (1981) | |
| 5 | In which country is the famous Spanish Riding School? | Austria | |
| 6 | What year did the Stockton – Darlington railway line open? | 1825 | |
| 7 | What name is given to a baby ferret? | Kit | |
| 8 | One two buckle my shoe… what is five six? | Pick Up Sticks | |
| 9 | What is a cordwainer? | Shoemaker | |
| 10 | From which tree do we get cocoa beans to make chocolate? | Cacao | |
| 11 | Which fish are also known as ‘silver darlings’? | Herring | |
| 12 | Where are the 2028 Olympic Games to be held? | Los Angeles |
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