April 2014 Skeptical Crossword – Solution
March 2014 Puzzles
Picture Puzzles and “Mixed Bag” Questions are at the top of the PUZZLES PAGE.
Here’s the link to the month’s LOGIC & MATHS PROBLEMS
Our MARCH CROSSWORD theme is Hoaxes and Scams. Cryptic clues and references added 2/3/2014
Enjoy.
March 2014 Picture Puzzles – Answers
1. intentionally
2. effeminate
3. Suits me fine
4. Apportion blame
5. New Idea
6. indicate
7. Many happy returns
March 2014 Logic & Maths Problems – Solutions
1. Treble = 14, double = 19, single = 3
2. 29
3. a. 21 b. 34 c. 256 d. 343 e. 99 f. 3125
4. a. 43 b. 21 c. 127 d. 15 d. 278
5. There are 10 triangles
6. The letter A
7. 20 horses, 50 pigs, 160 cows, 330 sheep
8. 10m
9. 8 male, 6 female
10. Four will be left standing. They will be soldiers 1, 2, 6 and 11
“Mixed Bag” March 2014 Answers
1. MDCLXVI = 1666
2. a. Jigsaw puzzle piece b. Joke c. Golf ball
3. Pared (as in abraded or rubbed away), raped, padre
4. Jack
5. Discovered Tutankhamun’s Tomb
6. B. Monkey
7. red
8. Lenny Pascoe
9. Evil Angels
10. C. The lining of an oyster shell
“Next Level”:
11. Golden Syrup
12. Helmet gun
13. Buried in a chocolate coffin
14. The pencil eraser
15. Ice Hockey
16. Went over Niagra Falls in a barrel
17. Kansas
18. Vertical Window divider
19. Statue of Liberty
20. The Sundance Kid
21. Shelby “Sheb” Wooley
22. Prime Minister of Victoria
23. John Graham Chambers
24. Opposite sides of a wall but linked with stone hands.
25. Britain and the USA
26. Pinnochio
27. Computer Mouse
28. South Australia (Donald Dunstan)
29. Long Range Gun aka Big Bertha
30. Lampreys
Vic Skeptics Puzzles and Diversions – Archives
We’re pleased to say that our puzzles are becoming increasingly popular.
The latest monthly sets of picture puzzles, “mixed bag“ questions, skeptical crossword and logic / maths problems are on our PUZZLES PAGE
OLDER PUZZLES are still available.
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PUZZLES ARCHIVE 1 (August 2010 to April 2011)
PUZZLES ARCHIVE 2 (May 2011 to September 2011)
PUZZLES ARCHIVE 3 (October 2011 to November 2012)
PUZZLES ARCHIVE 4 (December 2012 to June 2013)
PUZZLES ARCHIVE 5 (July 2013 to December 2013)
February Puzzles
February’s Picture Puzzles and Mixed Bag Questions have been added to the PUZZLES PAGE
This month’s Crossword has Charles Darwin as its theme, to highlight Darwin Day, (Charles Darwin’s birthday) on February 12. It’s HERE
The Logic & Maths Problems are HERE
Enjoy!
Darwin Day: February 12 2014
This year there are two events in Melbourne to celebrate CHARLES DARWIN’s BIRTHDAY.
- On Tuesday afternoon / evening from 5pm February 11 it’s open house for freethinkers. The venue is the Unitarian Church at 110 Grey Street East Melbourne (Melways 2G D2). It’s a Barbecue (BYO everything) followed by an 8 pm talk by Rick Barker of the Philosophy Forum) “Exploring the Pleistocene: A crucial time for the speciation and specialization of Modern Humans”.
- On Wednesday February 12, The Humanist Society host a celebration of Charles Darwin Day at Studley Park on Wednesday 12/2/14 from 5 pm. Anybody is welcome to join in. Again, its a Barbecue. BYO everything.
- Teachers may like to make use of one or more of the classroom exercises in our Darwin Day Suite,
- Our February Skeptical Crossword is all about Charles Darwin. We’ve posted it early for you,
