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Friday, December 16, 2011 Across 1 Which city is the state capital of North Dakota? (8) 7 Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was the real name of which Russian communist leader? (5) 8 Which 19th century Italian patriot, along with his Redshirts, led the fight for Italian freedom? (9) 9 What name is given to the human upper limb, especially the part between the shoulder and the wrist? (3) 10 Originally a South African name for a journey by ox wagon, what name is now applied to a trip or movement especially when involving difficulties or complex organisation? (4) 11 What name is given to any of numerous complex thallophytic plants made up of an alga and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface such as a rock? (6) 13/17D What nickname is shared by Denmark Street in London and West 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan? (3,3,5) 14 What name is often applied to the golden statuettes awarded annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for notable achievement in motion pictures? (6) 17 Which legendary king of the Britons is said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot? (6) 18/5 Which Ghanaian international civil servant became the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations in 1997? (4,5) 20 Which obsolete English unit of length (as for cloth) was equal to 45 inches (1.14 metres)? (3)
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22 Which Alpine plant was a UK Top 10 hit for singer Vince Hill in 1967? (9) 23 Which international organisation was established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in 1967 to accelerate economic
growth, social progress, and cultural development and to promote peace and security in Southeast Asia? (5) 24/7D By what other name is the Aurora Borealis also known? (8,6) Down 1 What name is often applied to a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices? (5) 2 Which word can follow plastic, tree and veterinary? (7) 3 Which Swedish pop group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest? (4) 4 Macauley who starred as Kevin McCallister in the 1990 film Home Alone? (6) 5 See 18 Across 6 What name is given to the pins/pointers on sundials? (7) 7 See 24 Across 12 What name is given to a portable chest with compartments for carrying bottles or for cooking and eating utensils? (7) 13 Which city is the capital of Iran? (7) 15 Which word means to reduce to minute particles or to a fine spray? (7) 16 Named after a country club in New York where it was first worn, how do Americans normally refer to a dinner jacket? (6) 17 See 13 Across 19 What was the surname of the Norwegian playwright whose works include Peer Gynt, A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler? (5) 21 Which word means to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument? (4)
SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH
Conjunctions - conjunciones Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)
sports QUIZ 1. In Which City Is The Hungarian Grand Prix Contested? 2. Which City Do The Maple Leafs Ice Hockey Team Come From? 3. What held up a cricket test match between England and Pakistan? 4. Which Sport Is Played By The Philadelphia Flyers? 5. With what sport would you associate the 'Castle Cup', 'Red Stripe Cup' and the 'Ranji Trophy'? 6. Which Country Does The Athlete Merlene Ottey Represent? 7. How is British sportsman Francis Thompson more usually known? 8. Between 1920 & 1928 How Many Gold Medals Were Run By The Finnish Distance Runner Paavo Nurmi? 9. At Which Sport Was Hungarian Victor Barna World Singles Champion 5 Times? 10. Who Was The Last British Cricketer To Be Named BBC Sports Personality Of The Year? 1. Budapest 2. Toronto 3. Mouse on the pitch 4. Ice Hockey 5. Cricket 6. Jamaica 7. Daley Thompson 8. Nine 9. Table Tennis 10. Andrew/ Freddie Flintoff
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Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Chris Rea, 7 Snail, 8 Emphysema, 9 Tin, 10 Hoar, 11 Medusa, 13/15 Nelson Mandela, 14 Carmen, 17 Oakley, 18 Anka, 20 Boa, 22 Evergreen, 23 Reins, 24 Delaware. Down: 1 Czech, 2 Raphael, 3 Styx, 4 Exeter, 5 Malta, 6 Clinton, 7 Samurai, 12 Monkees, 13 Numbers, 16 Selene, 17 Oasis, 19 Annie, 21 Agra.
15. felizmente, 16. tristemente, 17. desafortunadamente, 18. aunque, 19. sin embargo, 20. y, 21. ademas. a. although, b. and, c. until, d. soon, e. after, f. also, g. besides, h. when,
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i. finally, j. unfortunately. k. however, l. while, m. later, n. then, o. because, p. first, q. for this reason, r. so, s. fortunately, t. happily, u. sadly. Answers: 1e, 2i, 3p, 4n, 5m, 6l, 7d, 8c, 9h, 10o, 11q, 12r, 13s, 14f, 15t, 16u, 17j, 18a, 19k, 20b, 21g.
1. despues, 2. finalmente, 3. primero, 4. entonces, 5. luego, 6. mientras, 7. pronto, 8. hasta, 9. cuando, 10. porque, 11. por eso, 12. asi que, 13. afortunadamente, 14. tambien,
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