1 · Sudoku
Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Level: Medium.
2 · Word search: Farm
- barn
- chicken
- duck
- field
- goat
- hay
- pig
- stable
- wheat
Find the nine words. They run across, down and diagonally, always forwards.
3 · Mini mystery
The Early Whistle
Amara, Chloe and Olu helped out at the club’s sports day. Each was in a different place, with one thing to look after.
- Olu did not have the clipboard.
- Chloe did not have the clipboard.
- The stopwatch was not in the stands.
- The stopwatch was not at the finish line.
- Olu was at the finish line.
A loud whistle in the stands stopped the race too soon, and the clipboard was next to it. Who was in the stands with the clipboard?
Each person was in one place with one thing, all different. Mark a dot for yes and a cross for no in the grid until only one answer fits.
Answer:
4 · Quiz: five questions
Which of these is the longest?
- AChannel Tunnel
- BMarathon
- CPanama Canal
Which of these came first?
- APont Neuf
- BRomeo and Juliet
- CTrajan’s Column
- DUniversity of Cambridge
How far is it from Perth to Jakarta, in a straight line?
- AAbout 380 km
- BAbout 750 km
- CAbout 1,500 km
- DAbout 3,000 km
Beijing is the capital of which country?
- AMongolia
- BJapan
- CChina
- DSouth Korea
Which of these countries has the most people?
- AIran
- BSri Lanka
- CMadagascar
- DBolivia
Circle one letter for each. Answers and sources on page 6.
Answers: Sudoku and word search
Bold digits were printed on the puzzle.
Each word is ringed and set in bold.
Answers: mystery and quiz
The Early Whistle
Amara was in the stands with the clipboard.
- Amara: stands, clipboard
- Chloe: snack bar, stopwatch
- Olu: finish line, megaphone
C · Panama Canal: 82 km; Channel Tunnel: 50.5 km; Marathon: 42.2 km
Size Duel. Sources: snl.no, wikidata.org, worldathletics.org, lex.dk
C · Trajan’s Column: 113 CE, dedicated; University of Cambridge: 1209, founded; Romeo and Juliet: 1597, first published; Pont Neuf: 1607, completed
Older Than. Sources: paris.fr, afgc.asso.fr, snl.no, lex.dk, wikidata.org, museogalileo.it, trajans-column.org, enciklopedija.hr
D · 3,000 km (to the nearest 10 km)
Ballpark. Sources: naturalearthdata.com, wikidata.org
C · Beijing is the capital of China.
Atlas Play Capitals. Sources: wikidata.org, naturalearthdata.com
A · Iran: 92.4 million people (2025); Madagascar: 32.7 million people (2025); Sri Lanka: 21.8 million people (2025); Bolivia: 12.6 million people (2025)
Population Duel. Sources: wikidata.org, data.worldbank.org