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Puzzle Pages, Autumn 2026 answers – Page 1
Q&A
#1 What is the chemical symbol of potassium?
#2 In James Bond films, what is the name of the gadget specialist?
#3 What is the first letter of the alphabet that isn’t a musical note?
#4 A dress that widens towards the hem is a what-line dress?
#5 In Roman numerals, which letter represents 500?
#6 On a keyboard, Ctrl + which key is the command for Paste?
#7 Josh Brolin plays a former US President in which 2008 Oliver Stone film?
#8 To accept defeat is to take the what?
#9 What letter is missing from this sequence? M V E M _ S U N
#10 People born between 1997 and 2012 are known as Generation what?
Answers:
#1 K
#2 Q
#3 H
#4 A
#5 D
#6 V
#7 W
#8 L
#9 J
#10 Z
SUDOKU
2 5 1 3 9 7 4 6 8
7 9 4 6 8 1 3 5 2
3 6 8 2 4 5 7 9 1
4 7 2 9 6 3 1 8 5
5 1 6 4 7 8 9 2 3
8 3 9 5 1 2 6 7 4
9 2 5 7 3 4 8 1 6
6 8 3 1 2 9 5 4 7
1 4 7 8 5 6 2 3 9
WORDWHEEL
9-letter word: dividends
others:
died, dine, dive, ides, nide, side, sine,
vein, vied, vine, dined, dived, indie,
ivied, sided, snide, vined, vised, divide,
divine, inside, divided, divined
KENKEN
2 4 1 3 5
5 1 3 2 4
3 5 4 1 2
1 2 5 4 3
4 3 2 5 1
Puzzle Pages, Autumn 2026 answers – Page 2
WHAT AM I?
Identify the animal that each description is referring to
Answers:
The height of my legs is taller than most humans – giraffe
You might get called my name if someone thinks you’re afraid – chicken
I row with four paddles but never leave home – turtle
I take two weeks to digest food, but then I’m not known for being fast – sloth
I’m an animal named after the animal that I eat – anteater
I have a mane, but I’m not a lion and I wear my shoes to bed – horse
The alphabet goes from A to Z but I go from Z to A – zebra
I jump when I walk and sit when I stand – kangaroo
I sleep by day, fly by night, but have no feathers to aid my flight – bat
My name sounds like something you might eat for dessert – moose
MISSING VOWELS
Name the countries just by their consonants (we’ve given you some hints!)
Answers:
Lsth (Africa) – Lesotho
Mlys (Asia) – Malaysia
Gtml (Central America) – Guatemala
Strl (Oceania) – Australia
Mnc (Europe) – Monaco
Rgntn (South America) – Argentina
Nd (Asia) – India
Tns (Africa) – Tunisia
Clnd (Europe) – Iceland
Tvl (Oceania) – Tuvalu
TV QUOTES
We’ll tell you what was said; you tell us the classic TV show it was said in
Answers:
Winter is coming – Game of Thrones
Okely dokely – The Simpsons
The tribe has spoken – Survivor
Live long and prosper – Star Trek
Yada, yada, yada – Seinfeld
I pity the fool! – The A-Team
Make it work – Project Runway
I have a cunning plan – Blackadder
The truth is out there – The X Files
Survey says – Family Feud
THE RIDDLER
On a game show, a contestant made it through to the final million-dollar round. The show host said to the contestant: “With a million dollars up for grabs, here is your challenge: In just 90 seconds, name 100 words that do not contain the letter “a”. Your time starts… now!”
Not only did the contestant win the million dollars, but she did so with almost 30 seconds left on the clock. How?
Answer:
The contestant just counted from 1 to 100. The letter “a” doesn’t appear in any of those numbers. In fact, it doesn’t make an appearance until the number 1,000 (“one thousand”).
Liked our Autumn puzzle pages? Read on for more fun puzzles and trivia:
25 fun facts about Hong Kong
The Great City Guide Quiz
