BBC Knowledge June 2017

What word can be placed in front of the

five words shown to form, in each case,

another word?

F

F

M

O

A

A

R M

L L

L O C K E

D

H O L D E

R

S S

Each colour in our code DOUBLE BARRELLED
represents a letter. When you
have cracked the code, you will
be able to make seven words.
The clue to the first word is given
to help you get started.

The clue: Uttered obscenities

ENIGMA CODE

BRAIN TEASERS

1) What is represented by this

BrainBat? ists ists

2) Two men play five games of

checkers. Each man wins the

same number of games. There

are no ties. Explain this.

3) Four cars come to a four way

stop, all coming from a different

direction. They can't decide who

got there first, so they all go

forward at the same time. They

do not crash into each other,

but all four cars go. How is this

possible?

4) Solve the letter equation given

below:

(^) 8 = L on a S (or an O)
(^) (Hint: Animal kingdom)
5) At a recent visit to the reptile
house at the local zoo, I counted
a total of 27 heads and 70 feet.
I was counting snakes, lizards,
and people. I know that there
were exactly twice as many
lizards as people. How many
snakes did I count?
PICK & CHOOSE
Solve the six clues by chosing the right combination of sets of letters
given below. Each set of letters can be used only once and only in
the order given. The number at the end of the clues specifies how many
sets of letters are used in the solution.

1. Fine or punishment
   2. Crouch in fear
   3. Carelessness
   4. Appeal
   5. Strayed or wandered
   6. Large crustacean
   ER LOB

WER ND AL

ER

ARM

PEN

NEG

CH

MEA

LIG

TY

CE

EN

ST

CO

ED

Solutions:

Bell, bow, clock, dartboard, donkey, Picture Search:

escalator, flower, handkerchief, injection, kingfisher, omelette,

pastry, pentagon, sarod, seal, tree

Words: Above, basic, kitten, bundle Scramble:

Answer: If I could remember the names of all these particles,

I'd be a botanist. - Enrico Fermi

Make-Do-Away-Game-Birds-Nest-Egg-PlantHead & Tail:

cursed, ascend, canter,Dancer, nectar, Enigma Code:

sacred, Trance

Land Double Barrelled:

The two men weren`t playing 2 Duelists. Brain Teasers: 1

8 = Legs 4 They all made right-hand turns! 3 each other.

6 snakes, 7 people, and 14 5 on a Spider (or an Octopus)

lizards.

, 4. Negligence3. Cower, 2. Penalty, Pick & choose: 1.

Lobster 6. Meandered,, 5. Charm

. a) 3. c) Lucien Laurent, 2. c) 104, BBC Knowledge Quiz: 1
. c) 6. a) Fungi, 5. b) Rajasthan, 4 Alexander McCall Smith,
. b) Pompey 7 Radius,

BBC KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

See how you fare in the general

knowledge quiz given below.

Ratings: 1-3 Poor, 4-5 Fair, 6-7 Excellent

1) How many satellites did ISRO recently

launch from a single PSLV?

a) 60

b) 250

c) 104

2) Who scored the first-ever FIFA World

Cup goal?

a) Pele

b) Hector Castro

c) Lucien Laurent

3) Who is the author of the 44 Scotland

Street series of episodic novels?

a) Alexander McCall Smith

b) Wilbur Smith

c) Jim Butcher

4) Which state is home to Ranthambore

National Park?

a) Gujarat

b) Rajasthan

c) Kerala

5) What does a mycologist study?

a) Fungi

b) Birds

c) Stars

6) Which of these bones is not found in

the human ear?

a) Malleus

b) Stapes

c) Radius

7) Which rival did Julius Caesar cross the

Rubicon to fight?

a) Vercingetorix

b) Pompey

c) Hannibal