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: Cafe
- cake
- cream
- cup
- milk
- saucer
- scone
- table
- tea
- waiter
Find the nine words. They run across, down and diagonally, always forwards.
3 · Mini mystery
The Fizzing Table
Maya, Sofia and Zane showed projects at the science fair. Each looked after a different stand and kept one piece of kit.
- Whoever was at the volcano table had the measuring jug.
- Zane was not at the star-map stand.
- Zane did not have the measuring jug.
- Maya was not at the star-map stand.
- Sofia did not have the stopwatch.
A puddle of fizzing foam appeared at the star-map stand, right next to the magnifier. Who was at the star-map stand with the magnifier?
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 heaviest?
- A1 euro coin
- BBee hummingbird
- CTable tennis ball
Which of these came first?
- ABoston
- BDon Quixote (part one)
- CRobinson Crusoe
- DUppsala University
How many protons are in the nucleus of a silver atom?
- AAbout 5.9
- BAbout 12
- CAbout 24
- DAbout 47
What is the capital of Denmark?
- ADublin
- BCopenhagen
- CRiga
- DHelsinki
Which of these cities is furthest north?
- ALuanda (Angola)
- BPort Louis (Mauritius)
- CDurban (South Africa)
- DBrisbane (Australia)
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 Fizzing Table
Sofia was at the star-map stand with the magnifier.
- Maya: volcano table, measuring jug
- Sofia: star-map stand, magnifier
- Zane: robot corner, stopwatch
A · 1 euro coin: 7.5 g; Table tennis ball: 2.7 g; Bee hummingbird: 2.28 g
Size Duel. Sources: ecb.europa.eu, wikidata.org, animaldiversity.org, snl.no, lex.dk
D · Uppsala University: 1477, founded; Don Quixote (part one): 1605, first published; Boston: 1630, founded; Robinson Crusoe: 1719, first published
Older Than. Sources: snl.no, lex.dk, treccani.it, enciklopedija.hr, wikidata.org, uu.se
D · 47
Ballpark. Sources: periodic-table.rsc.org, webelements.com
B · Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.
Atlas Play Capitals. Sources: wikidata.org, naturalearthdata.com
A · Luanda (Angola): 8.8° S; Port Louis (Mauritius): 20.2° S; Brisbane (Australia): 27.5° S; Durban (South Africa): 29.9° S
Further North?. Sources: wikidata.org, naturalearthdata.com