WORD GAMES

1. Which is the odd one out and why?

danger, hijack, atom, truth, trumpeter.

1. What three letter word can be added to each of the following words?

Adam  claim gall  bouy fond  ramp

1. Easy Anagrams

Eg.   The letters in file can be rewritten as life.
leak  battle  shelf   temple  prince  fringe  pore  vole  pager      

1. Similies

Eg.  As clear as a bell/crystal

a)     As obstinate as ….
b)     As clean as…..
c)     As round as ….
d)     As cool as
e)     As patient as….
f)      As pround as….
g)     As dead as ….
h)     As fit as …..
i)      As meek as ….
j)      As bitter as…..
           

1. Cryptics  -  These aren’t easy , good luck. 

Eg.  Colour gem   (5 letters)  = Amber 

1. To punish a stick (4)
2. Foreigner more peculiar (8)
3. Bright and not heavy (5)
4. Lorry driver’s driving room taxi (3)
5. Conceal skin (4)
6. Hold firm and abstain from eating (4)
7. Drinks container courage (6)
8. Motivation to steer a car (5)
9. Animal skin blemish (4)
10. Attempt a rugby point (3)

QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. If a 50th wedding anniversary is gold what is
1. 60th
2. 10th
3. 4th

1. If Libra star signes are represented by scales what are these
1. Taurus
2. Cancer
3. Capricorn

1. A farmer is taking a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain home.  To get

there he must cross a river, but he’s only allowed to take one item across the bridge with them at a time.  If the fox is left alone with the chicken, the fox will eat the chicken.  If the chicken is left alone with the grain, the chicken will eat the grain.  How can the farmer cross the river without any of his possessions being eaten?

1. Which of the following three is incorrectly spelled?
1. camouflage, banana, jewellary
2. saphire, celery, gazebo
3. cheetah, peecock, vinegar
4. biscuit, hipopotamus, triangle

1. If 25 December is known as Christmas day was are these known as?
1. troglodyte
2. city of Angels
3. digitalis
4. larynx

1. Gazelles belong to which type of animal?
2. Which city  would you go to for a gondola ride?
3. What is Nobel famous for inventing?

9.         True or False

a.   Fingernails fgrow faster than toenails.

1. Diamond is the hardest natural substance on earth
2. Cleopatra was Egyptian
3. Rainbows are round
4. Polar bears have black skin
5. Pigs sweat
6. Sponges are lving creatures
7. You can survive eating only coconuts

LINKS

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