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Puzzle Pages, Spring 2026 answers – Page 1
Q&A
#1 What does the term pianissimo mean in music?
#2 What is the capital of Vietnam?
#3 Which Australian speed skater won Winter Olympic gold in 2002 when his competitors who were leading the race fell over?
#4 What gas do humans exhale in the greatest quantity?
#5 What is the name of the fictional city where Batman lives?
#6 What is the term for a word that sounds like what it describes? (Bonus mark for spelling it correctly!)
#7 Who wrote The Odyssey?
#8 What type of rice is typically used to make risotto?
#9 What is the only prime number between 90 and 100?
#10 Who is releasing a new album in March 2026 called Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally?
Answers:
#1 Very quietly/softly
#2 Hanoi
#3 Steven Bradbury
#4 Carbon dioxide
#5 Gotham City
#6 Onomatopoeia
#7 Homer
#8 Arborio rice (Carnaroli rice is also correct)
#9 97
#10 Harry Styles
SUDOKU
6 2 8 5 4 9 3 7 1
9 1 3 6 7 2 5 8 4
4 5 7 3 8 1 9 2 6
5 6 1 7 2 3 4 9 8
7 4 9 8 5 6 1 3 2
8 3 2 9 1 4 6 5 7
1 8 6 2 3 5 7 4 9
2 9 5 4 6 7 8 1 3
3 7 4 1 9 8 2 6 5
WORDWHEEL
9-letter word: providing
others:
drip, drop, grip, ping, pion, pond, pong, porn,
prig, prod, prog, oping, orpin, pling, porin,
prion, prong, doping, pidgin, poring, roping,
priding, proving
KENKEN
2 3 5 4 1
5 1 3 2 4
1 2 4 3 5
3 4 1 5 2
4 5 2 1 3
Puzzle Pages, Spring 2026 answers – Page 2
KITCHEN CONUNDRUM
Unscramble the following 10 anagrams of common kitchen items
Answers:
Meow vicar – microwave
Friar or egret – refrigerator
Latte woe – tea towel
Rotates – toaster
Acne prone – can opener
Dingbat court – cutting board
Atlas up – spatula
Bad hikings – baking dish
Fairy err – air fryer
Done no swoop – wooden spoon
TWINKLE TOES
Match the dance style with its country of origin
Answers:
Salsa – Cuba
Square Dance – USA
Bharatanatyam – India
Flamenco – Spain
Capoeira – Brazil
Sirtaki – Greece
Hula – Hawaii
Ballet – France
Polka – Czech Republic
Kabuki – Japan
MISSING MIDDLES
Add the middle initial to the following names
Answers:
Michael Fox – J
Mary Blige – J
Dwight Eisenhower – D
Samuel Jackson – L
Cecil DeMille – B
Alfred Neuman – E
Ursula Le Guin – K
Hunter Thompson – S
William Macy – H
Ulysses Grant – S
THE RIDDLER
2 x 2 gives the same answer as 2 + 2. But can you think of three whole numbers that give the same result when multiplied together as when they’re added together?
Answer:
1, 2 and 3
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