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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

Spot the Difference 

 

 

 

Maze! 

 

Where In Bay? 

 

Sudoku 

 

Wordsearch: Weather 

 

September Puzzles Answers

October 1, 2024

September Puzzles Answers

Word Wheel 9 Letter Word:

HARVESTER

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, by the The Tardis.

Cryptic Crossword 

 

Easy Crossword 

 

Pub Quiz – Q&As: 

Question

Answer

1

According to the song, what moon is asked to ‘Shine on’?

Harvest

2

From which tree do we get sloes?

Blackthorn

3

On which day in September does the equinox occur?

September 22nd (1.43pm)

4

1 for sorrow, 2 for joy - what is 8 and 9?

8’s a wish and 9’s a kiss

5

Which comic character turns into the Incredible Hulk?

Bruce Banner

6

Who wrote ‘Catcher in the Rye’?

J. D. Salinger

7

Where on your body is your hallux?

Big Toe

8

What do we call a young hare up to 1 year old?

Leveret

9

Which two metals combine to make brass?

Copper and zinc. Traces of others can be added.

10

After Great Britain and Ireland, what is the next largest island in the British Isles?

Lewis & Harris. 2179 km², 841 sq miles, Population: nearly 20,000

11

What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

Blue, black, red (top row, L-R), yellow, green (bottom row, L-R)

12

In what year did Coronation Street first appear on TV?

1960 - December 9th

Spot the Difference 

 

 

 

Maze! 

 

Where In Bay? 

 

Sudoku 

 

Wordsearch: Weather 

 

August Puzzles Answers

September 1, 2024

August Puzzles Answers

Word Wheel 9 Letter Word:

CURIOUSLY

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 44, by the Baytown Meads advert.

Cryptic Crossword 

 

Easy Crossword 

 

Pub Quiz – Q&As: 

Question

Answer

1

Which is further west, Doncaster, Nottingham or Leicester

Nottingham

2

What is the largest organ of a human being?

Skin

3

What are the names of the 4 “pesky kids” in the “Scooby Doo” cartoon?

Freddy, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy

4

A saddleback is a breed of what kind of farm animal?

Pig

5

Which book has an alternative title “The Modern Prometheus”?

Frankenstein

6

What are the seven colours of the rainbow?

Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Indigo, violet

7

What is the highest break score in snooker?

147 (max break), 155 (with 'free ball'

8

From which plant do we make linen?

Flax

9

From largest to smallest, place in order S America, N America, Europe.

N America, S America, Europe

10

Cataractonium was the Roman name for which settlement?

Catterick

11

In what year did St Hilda attend the Synod of Whitby, 661, 664, 666?

644

12

The Yorkshire Ridings… what does ‘Riding’ mean?

A third

Spot the Difference 

 

 

 

Maze! 

 

Where In Bay? 

 

Sudoku 

 

Wordsearch: Weather