Being Holmes S4: A Study in Treason (R3 Ans + Leaderboard pg 31) - Page 31

Originally posted by: Minionite

Yep I said 4 hours before deadline. So no help after that.

Ahh. I suppose I was about 50 minutes late. Koi na

The word search was a piece of cake. Was that a compensation for the cryptograms

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Ahh. I suppose I was about 50 minutes late. Koi na

The word search was a piece of cake. Was that a compensation for the cryptograms

Originally posted by: Minionite

Nahi matlab I was a little concerned ki somebody bodynapped you when I saw the questions. Imo, the word ladders and cryptograms were the only ones difficult.

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Nahi matlab I was a little concerned ki somebody bodynapped you when I saw the questions. Imo, the word ladders and cryptograms were the only ones difficult.

Now read below for all the questions and answers.

Trivia

Questions

1) What is the only country in the world that is part of all 4 hemispheres (North, South, East, and West)?

2) Mount Chimborazo is closer to “space” than Mount Everest is. Why?

3) Which country has the most time zones (including its overseas territories)?

4) This is the largest island in the world that is located on a lake that is on another island.

5) What is the hottest place on Earth and which country is it located in?

6) This country is fully surrounded by South Africa.

7) These 2 landlocked countries are completed surrounded by other landlocked countries.

8) This European capital city has historically been divided between 2 countries (though the border is now open).

9) Mount Everest sits on the border of which 2 countries?

10) Which Spanish exclave shares a border with Morocco on the North African coast?

11) Which island nation is the most densely populated in the world?

12) This is the world’s largest coral reef system, located off the coast of Queensland.

13) This remote island, which is a territory of Norway, is considered the most remote island in the world.

14) This is the only sea on Earth that does not have any shores/coasts.

15) In which ocean is the Kerguelen Islands (also known as the Desolation Islands) located?

16) Which world capital is the highest in elevation (approximately 3,640 meters)?

17) This national capital city borders 2 other countries.

18) In which city can you find the “Spanish Steps” that were funded by a French diplomat?

19) Which city is known as the “City of 100 Spires”?

20) This is the world’s largest city by population that is not located on a coast or a river.

21) This river crosses the Equator twice.

22) What is the deepest lake in the world?

23) In which ocean is “Point Nemo”, which is a location in an ocean furthest from any land, located?

24) Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

25) What is the world’s largest “hot” desert?

26) Which country has a map of the island on its national flag?

27) This is the smallest country in the world by land area.

28) Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

29) This natural gas field collapsed into a cavern that has been burning since 1971. Name the gas field and the country it’s located in.

30) This is the only country that begins with the letter “A” but does not end with the letter “A”.

31) The Great Rift Valley is a continuous geographic trench running from Lebanon to this country.

32) Which tectonic plates are responsible for the formation of the Himalayas?

33) What is the name of the “supercontinent” that existed 300 million years ago?

34) What is the name of the path along the Pacific Ocean that is characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes?

35) This country contains the most natural lakes in the world.

36) What was the previous name of the country that is now called Eswatini?

37) This African country was formerly known as Upper Volta.

38) This city was formerly known as Saigon.

39) This country’s name translates to “The Savior” in Spanish.

40) This is the only country in the world with a non-quadrilateral flag.

Answers

1) Kiribati

2) Due to the Earth’s equatorial bulge, it makes points there farther from the planet’s center and closer to space

3) France, it has 12 time zones

4) Glover Island (in Grand Lake on Newfoundland) or tiny, unnamed islet (around 4 acres) on Canada's Victoria Island or Vulcan Point (I accepted either answer)

5) The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia or Furnace Creek, Death Valley, USA (I accepted either answer)

6) Lesotho

7) Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan

8) Nicosia (Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)

9) Nepal and China

10) Ceuta (or Melilla)

11) Monaco (turns out Google is wrong about this so I accepted Singapore)

12) The Great Barrier Reef

13) Bouvet Island

14) Sargasso Sea

15) Indian Ocean

16) La Paz, Bolivia

17) Bratislava, Slovakia borders Austria and Hungary

18) Rome, Italy

19) Prague

20) Johannesburg

21) Congo River

22) Lake Baikal

23) Pacific Ocean

24) Ural Mountains

25) Sahara Desert

26) Cyprus

27) Vatican City

28) Canada

29) “Door to Hell” in Turkmenistan

30) Afghanistan

31) Mozambique

32) The Indian and Eurasian Plates

33) Pangea

34) “Ring of Fire” path

35) Canada

36) Swaziland

37) Burkina Faso

38) Ho Chi Minh City

39) El Salvador

40) Nepal

Word Ladders

Questions

1) shark > whale

2) head > tail

3) rose > fish

4) four > five

5) power > money

6) ghost > light

7) stone > water

8) wheat > bread

9) king > lord

10) witch > fairy

11) apple > fruit

12) hate > love

13) cold > warm

14) fire > heat

15) wood > coal

Answers (these are one example but as long as your answers followed the rules you got the points)

1) shark > share > shale > whale

2) head > heal > teal > tell > tall > tail

3) rose > rise > risk > disk > dish > fish

4) four > foul > fool > foot > fort > fore > fire > five

5) power > mower > moner > money

6) ghost > glost > gloss > gross > cross > crops > coops > loops > looks > locks > lacks > backs > barks > barns > burns > burnt > buret > beret > beget > begot > bigot > bight > light

7) stone > store > stare > stars > sears > seals > sells > bells > bills > fills > files > fines > finer > fiver > liver > liter > later > water

8) wheat > cheat > cheap > cheep > creep > creed > breed > bread

9) king > wing > wine > wire > wore > word > lord

10) witch > winch > wince > since > singe > sings > wings > wines > fines > files > fills > falls > fails > fairs > fairy

11) apple > ample > amole > anole > anile > anise > arise > prise > prime > grime > gripe > grips > grins > grind > grand > grant > grunt > brunt > bruit > fruit

12) hate > have > hove > love

13) cold > fold > folk > fork > form > worm > warm

14) fire > hire > here > herd > head > heat

15) wood > wool > cool > coal

Unscrambler/Anagram

Questions

1) asptel

2) eeamnl

3) tmerepa

4) ahrvnis

5) aegochu

6) ccsemiar

7) froydun

8) wtclrraeoo

9) sdgemu

10) sstylu

11) stonlev

12) ftiixvae

13) mankini

14) turtinpene

15) aiurrbsh

16) ttrnleuab

17) llrcaipe

18) plestip

19) gfffirtoas

20) surnhib

21) gdftrnai

22) cceausints

23) tmynaao

24) ggnneravi

25) lplycaargih

26) qburaoe

27) oooccr

28) mcsubi

29) visumaf

30) hcahting

31) mmsannire

32) nrondiesm

33) atrrouc

34) qiitruec

35) oooprtfli

36) nparnocvee

37) sssppoonrhi

38) antromismic

39) taeofrgt

40) classmisic

Answers

1) pastel

2) enamel

3) tempera

4) varnish

5) gouache

6) ceramics

7) foundry

8) watercolor

9) smudge

10) stylus

11) solvent

12) fixative

13) manikin

14) turpentine

15) airbrush

16) turntable

17) calliper

18) stipple

19) sgraffito

20) burnish

21) drafting

22) encaustic

23) anatomy

24) engraving

25) calligraphy

26) baroque

27) rococo

28) cubism

29) fauvism

30) hatching

31) mannerism

32) modernism

33) curator

34) critique

35) portfolio

36) provenance

37) sponsorship

38) romanticism

39) frottage

40) classicism

Cryptograms

Questions

1) 19-34-43-76-10-43-22 space 19-70-43-31-10-49-34-10 space 43-22 space 37-10-82-22-49-28-22

2) 40-10-13-31-34 space 40-31-70-64-31-34 space 40-10-13-31-34-22 space 28-31-10-46

3) 40-70-16-31 space 40-70-16-31 space 31-52-67-10 space 31-10-34

4) 40-10-43 space 31-52 space 49-10-10 space 31-52

5) 46-10-34-49-22 space 55-82-10-61 space 40-34-82-10

6) 31-70-46 space 10-10-55-40-22 space 31-10-34-49 space 40-52-70-49

7) 31-70-46 space 64-10-10-67-31 space 64-10-10-67-31 space 31-10-34-49

8) 58-10-82-10-46-10-67 space 64-22 space 58-10-82-10-46-10-67 space 67-10-40

9) 85-34-49-19-10-28-34 space 49-10 space 46-34-43-22-28-34 space 19-52-13-10-61-10

10) 31-70-46 space 19-34-43 space 19-22 space 16-31-70-40-22 space 64-10-49-10-46

11) 82-22-31 space 37-10-76-10-10-49-34 space 31-10-34 space 19-22-22-76-10-49-34

12) 61-10-13 space 49-22 space 13-10-49-10 space 19-34 space 37-52-19-34

13) 10-37-10-13 space 55-61-22-46 space 40-34 space 28-31-10-85-10-13 space 40-10-31-10-49-34

14) 46-10-34-49-22 space 55-82-10-10-61 space 40-82-70-49 space 40-34-82-10

15) 46-22-61-10 space 49-10-10-46 space 37-52-40-22-61

16) 37-10-13 space 67-10-40 space 31-10-34 space 37-10-10-49

17) 10-22 space 19-34-43 space 31-10-34 space 46-70-64-31-40-34-43

18) 10-46-10-61 space 10-40-13-10-61 space 10-49-67-31-52-49-82

19) 19-34-43 space 10-55-49-10 space 10-70-61 space 55-61-22-22-67 space 55-10-61-10-34

20) 40-10-31-52 space 49-10-10 space 55-82-10-10-61 space 31-10-34

21) 55-82-10-10-61 space 40-34-82-10 space 67-52 space 19-10-61-49-10 space 40-82-10

22) 37-52 space 37-22-22-67-10 space 76-52-31-34 space 64-34-40-10-49-19-10-61

23) 64-10-31-34-13 space 13-34-76-34 space 10-70-61 space 28-31-70-43-10-46

24) 46-70-49-49-10 space 13-31-10-34 space 46-13-13-64

25) 82-10-46-43-10 space 55-10-28-43-10 space 19-22-22-76-10-49-10

26) 37-10-10-49-22 space 13-31-34 space 19-52 space 82-10-10-61-52

27) 43-10-28-22 space 61-10-31-52 space 46-70-49-49-10 space 13-31-10-34

28) 37-34-64 space 19-22-64-31 space 46-22-34-49 space 28-10-49-28-10 space 61-22-31-67-10 space 31-10-34

29) 64-10-10-37-10-49 space 16-31-10-43-22 space 64-10-64-70-61-10-43

30) 13-10-19-22 space 46-34-82-10-49 space 16-31-52-67-22 space 46-34-82-10-49

31) 31-10-64-22-22-49-10 space 46-10-10-49 space 37-10-10-82-22-28-34

32) 31-10-19-31 space 40-10-61 space 19-34 space 10-10-55-49-22

33) 10-10-46-19-10-49-34 space 10-67-67-31-10-49-34 space 40-31-10-61-16-31-10 space 61-70-55-10-34-82-10-10

34) 46-70-58-10-19-19-10-61 space 40-10 space 64-34-40-10-49-19-10-61

35) 52-46 space 64-31-10-49-67-34 space 52-46

36) 64-31-70-13-31 space 46-10-49-28-10-43 space 64-10-10-73-19-31-10-49

37) 31-10-55-55-82 space 13-31-10-28 space 37-10-82-22-28-34

38) 61-52-16-40-82 space 10-70-61 space 61-10-49-34 space 40-34-34 space 55-61-22-46 space 40-10-31-10-10-49-34

39) 64-52-49-70 space 40-22 space 67-34-67-70 space 40-34 space 64-76-22-22-67-82

40) 31-10-61-22 space 61-10-46-10 space 31-10-61-22 space 40-61-34-64-31-49-10

Answers

Crypto key is 3x + 7 where x is the number that represents the alphabet (A=1, B=2, and so on)

1) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

2) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

3) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

4) Kal Ho Naa Ho

5) Maine Pyar Kiya

6) Hum Aapke Hain Koun

7) Hum Saath Saath Hain

8) Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

9) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

10) Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

11) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

12) Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

13) Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

14) Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya

15) Mera Naam Joker

16) Jab Tak Hai Jaan

17) Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

18) Amar Akbar Anthony

19) Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai

20) Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai

21) Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya

22) Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

23) Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam

24) Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

25) Yamla Pagla Deewana

26) Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

27) Lage Raho Munna Bhai

28) Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai

29) Saajan Chale Sasural

30) Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

31) Haseena Maan Jaayegi

32) Hadh Kar Di Aapne

33) Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa

34) Muqaddar Ka Sikandar

35) Om Shanti Om

36) Shubh Mangal Saavdhan

37) Happy Bhag Jayegi

38) Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

39) Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety

40) Hare Rama Hare Krishna

Connections

Questions

1) oil, clay, gothic, ink, bronze, marble, glaze, wax, pastel, pop, cubism, modern

2) wash, landscape, brush, stipple, portrait, canvas, shade, still life, easel, hatch, mural, palette

3) foundry, frame, mobile, loft, studio, workshop, stairs, hue, tint, value, saturation, glasses

4) draft, shell, water, sketch, acrylic, egg, study, tempera, local, thumbnail, chalk, poster

5) Boer, Bacon, Allies, Axis, Crimean, Caesar, Central, Enigma, Entente, Playfair, Hundred Years, Vietnam

6) chlorine, proxy, submarine, mustard, napalm, civil, cold, tank, carrier, nerve, total, dreadnought

7) trench, bunker, front, rear, satellite, drone, foxhole, obstacles, spy, radar, flank, bridge

8) xiphos, wedge, Navajo, testudo, pilum, signal, square, javelin, pigeon, phalanx, gladius, courier

9) action, extra, double, opera, cut, stand-in, stunt, print, musical, ballet, wrap, pantomime

10) prop, bridge, chorus, score, accidental, natural, script, hook, sharp, flat, scene, beat

11) teaser, trailer, cable, stream, satellite, promo, champagne, flute, network, bottle, piccolo, sneak peek

12) Tony, Cheers, TIFF, Oscar, Berlin, Grammy, Friends, Lost, Venice, Cannes, Emmy, Sopranos

13) board, square, load, pause, shoe, dice, piece, quit, save, iron, thimble, hat

14) Battleship, Backgammon, Clue, Checkers, Chess, Go, Link, Mario, Risk, Sorry, Snake, Sonic

15) clubs, console, castle, diamonds, controller, check, hearts, headset, mate, spades, monitor, stale

Answers

1) Art mediums: oil, ink, wax, pastel

Art styles/movements: pop, cubism, gothic, modern

Sculpture materials, clay, bronze, marble, glaze

2) Drawing/shading techniques: wash, stipple, shade, hatch

Genres of painting: landscape, portrait, still life, mural

Painter’s essentials: brush, canvas, easel, palette

3) Places where art is made: foundry, loft, studio, workshop

Things that have “frames”: frame, mobile, glasses, stairs

Color characteristics: hue, saturation, tint, value

4) Prep work: draft, sketch, study, thumbnail

Types of paint/medium: chalk, tempera, acrylic, shell

Words preceding “color”: water, egg, local, poster

5) Specific wars: Boer, Crimean, Vietnam, Hundred Years

WWI/WWII power blocs: Allies, Axis, Central, Entente

Famous ciphers/codes: Caesar, Enigma, Playfair, Bacon

6) Chemical warfare agents: chlorine, mustard, napalm, nerve

Types of warfare: civil, cold, proxy, total

Military vehicles: tank, submarine, dreadnought, carrier

7) Defensive positions: trench, bunker, foxhole, obstacles

Surveillance methods: spy, radar, satellite, drone

Anatomical/position terms: front, rear, flank, bridge

8) Methods of messaging: courier, pigeon, signal, Navajo

Types of ancient spears/blades: gladius, javelin, pilum, xiphos

Military formations: phalanx, square, testudo, wedge

9) Director’s commands: action, cut, print, wrap

Performance art forms: ballet, musical, opera, pantomime

On-set replacements: double, extra, stand-in, stunt

10) Components of a movie/play: prop, score, script, scene

Song structure: bridge, chorus, hook, beat

Musical notation symbols: accidental, flat, natural, sharp

11) Types of “glasses”: bottle, champagne, flute, piccolo

Promotional clips: promo, sneak peek, teaser, trailer

Methods of TV delivery: cable, network, satellite, stream

12) One-word TV shows: Cheers, Friends, Lost, Sopranos

Film festivals: Berlin, TIFF, Venice, Cannes

The EGOT awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony

13) Classic Monopoly tokens: iron, shoe, thimble, hat

Components of a board game: board, dice, piece, square

Menu options: load, pause, quit, save

14) Single-word board game titles: Battleship, Clue, Risk, Sorry

Two-player abstract strategy games: Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, Go

Classic video game protagonists: Link, Mario, Snake, Sonic

15) Card game suits: clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades

Gaming hardware: console, controller, headset, monitor

Chess maneuvers/states: castle, check, mate, stale

Word Search

Word Search 1

Manifesto

Expedition

Anarchy

Nation

Invasion

Nobility

Word Search 2

Ziggurat

Centenary

Ideology

Clergy

Historic

Charter

Word Search 3

Expansion

Export

Populism

Abolition

Commerce

Cavalcade

Word Search 4

Preamble

Vassal

Enclave

Crusade

Caravan

Artisan

Word Search 5

Suffragist

Treatise

Mandate

Fortress

Archive

Resistance

Word Search 6

Antiquity

Catropolis

Serfdom

Strategy

Guild

Import

Word Search 7

Mythology

Monopoly

Legacy

Nomadic

Relic

Silk Road

Word Search 8

Victory

Oligarchy

Currency

Artillery

Tradition

Treaty

Word Search 9

Autocracy

Artifact

Manuscript

Monument

Secular

Era

Word Search 10

Hieroglyph

Citadel

Ratify

Garrison

Abdicate

Peasantry

Word Search 11

Hegemony

Heritage

Revolution

Ruins

Resource

Frontline

Word Search 12

Feudalism

Fossil

Folklore

Migrate

Diaspora

Hierarchy

Word Search 13

Sovereign

Conquest

Campaign

Schism

Suffrage

Epoch

Word Search 14

Dynasty

Dictator

Diplomacy

Tyranny

Tariff

Crusade

Word Search 15

Empire

Republic

Siege

Rebellion

Mutiny

Monarch

Mini Crossword

Crossword 1

Across

3) word used to describe an action

5) the “glue” of a sentence

6) a set of letters in a fixed order

Down

1) a regional variety of a language

2) specialized terminology of a specific profession

4) the study of sentence structure

Crossword 2

Across

3) a word showing relationship, like “on” or “after”

4) a person, place, or thing

5) the smallest unit of sound in speech

Down

1) able to speak 2 languages fluently

2) the study of language and its structure

3) a word spelled the same backwards as forwards

Crossword 3

Across

2) short, well-known saying

3) a word with the same meaning as another

4) it modifies a verb or adjective

5) someone who studies or speaks many languages

Down

1) to translate a message from a code

3) informal, non-standard vocabulary

Crossword 4

Across

3) the art of effective or persuasive speaking/writing

5) a word with the opposite meaning

6) the study of word origins

Down

1) words that sound the same but have different meanings

2) to express the same meaning in a different language

4) punctuation used to separate items in a list

Crossword 5

Across

3) symbol used for “and”

5) “he”, “she”, or “it”, for example

Down

1) a word that sounds like what it represents

2) Egyptian picture-writing

3) a word formed the first letters of other words

4) the literal, dictionary definition of a word

Crossword 6

Across

3) wedge-shaped writing of ancient Sumer

4) a simple language that emerges for basic communication

5) the dictionary of a specific language or field

Down

1) rearranging letters of one word to make another

2) a stable natural language developed from a pidgin

3) an overused, unoriginal idea

Crossword 7

Across

1) a, an, or the

5) meaning in language

Down

1) a word that describes a noun

2) a newly coined word or expression

3) a distinct style of writing or type

4) set of rules for a language

Crossword 8

Across

1) two letters representing one sound

4) the emotional “feeling” or vibe of a word

5) a mild word substituted for a harsh one

6) mark used to indicate possession or omission

Down

2) a common expression that isn’t literal

3) the way a person pronounces words

Crossword 9

Across

1) an optical instrument used for viewing distant objects

3) the largest planet in our solar system

5) an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another

6) a massive, luminous ball of plasma

Down

2) a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star

4) all existing matter and space considered as a whole

Crossword 10

Across

3) the ringed planet

4) the “red planet”

5) an icy small solar system body that warms up and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun

6) the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth

Down

1) a star that emits regular pulses of radio waves

2) a building or place given over to the study of the star

Crossword 11

Across

1) the prevailing cosmological model for the universe

3) Earth’s only permanent natural satellite

5) the closest planet to the Sun

6) an extremely luminous galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole

Down

2) a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft

4) a “shooting star”

Crossword 12

Across

1) the name of our home galaxy

3) an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system

5) an artificial body placed in orbit

Down

1) a meteor that survives its passage through the atmosphere and strikes the ground

2) a rocky object in space that can range in size

4) the hottest planet in our solar system

Crossword 13

Across

1) a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness

3) a recognizable pattern of stars in the night sky

6) a dwarf planet formerly the ninth planet

Down

2) the point in an orbit when a planet is closest to the Sun

4) a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system

5) the “northern lights”

Crossword 14

Across

1) the empty space between celestial bodies

3) the spinning of a planet on its axis

5) a gravitationally bound system of stars

6) the path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space

Down

2) the study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe

4) the point in an orbit when a planet is farthest from the Sun

Crossword 15

Across

2) a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky

3) the visible surface of the Sun

5) a massive group of galaxies held together by gravity

6) the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere

Down

1) the boundary where the Sun’s solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium

4) a telescope that uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light

Now here are 11 random people's cumulative scores.

Mystic_Muse - 0

Sevenstreaks - 2010

Swetha-Sai - 550

AnashqU - 2000

Apsvenky - 620

dusk2dawn - 1180

kavya1994 - 1950

WildestDreams - 1350

Pixiepixel11 - 1470

priya185 - 1880

PriyaArshiSarun - 1810

Sherlocks you have to send me your individual nomination for 4 PEOPLE on who you think is a Moriarty. I will then review the nominations and the person with the maximum votes will be eliminated, whether they are a Moriarty or not. If the person eliminated is a Moriarty and you nominated them correctly, then you will earn 100 bonus points.

NOTE - This time Sherlocks can eliminate 2 people with no minimum needed. As long as 2 people have the highest number of votes, they will be eliminated!

This round Moriartys cannot murder anyone. Yes this round is an ode to Sherlocks only.

These nominations are due by Jan 14th 11:50 PM IST. Note that I at least 10 minutes to review all the nominations and finalize the post, thus anything sent after 11:50 PM IST will not be counted.

Shreya, actually there's a typo in your question for anagram

32) nrondiesm -- there are two n in this. So, it cannot be modernism, na ? I was actually breaking my head over this

Would you consider giving points for minorised, pls ?

Originally posted by: Minionite

Now read below for all the questions and answers.

Trivia

Questions

1) What is the only country in the world that is part of all 4 hemispheres (North, South, East, and West)?

2) Mount Chimborazo is closer to “space” than Mount Everest is. Why?

3) Which country has the most time zones (including its overseas territories)?

4) This is the largest island in the world that is located on a lake that is on another island.

5) What is the hottest place on Earth and which country is it located in?

6) This country is fully surrounded by South Africa.

7) These 2 landlocked countries are completed surrounded by other landlocked countries.

8) This European capital city has historically been divided between 2 countries (though the border is now open).

9) Mount Everest sits on the border of which 2 countries?

10) Which Spanish exclave shares a border with Morocco on the North African coast?

11) Which island nation is the most densely populated in the world?

12) This is the world’s largest coral reef system, located off the coast of Queensland.

13) This remote island, which is a territory of Norway, is considered the most remote island in the world.

14) This is the only sea on Earth that does not have any shores/coasts.

15) In which ocean is the Kerguelen Islands (also known as the Desolation Islands) located?

16) Which world capital is the highest in elevation (approximately 3,640 meters)?

17) This national capital city borders 2 other countries.

18) In which city can you find the “Spanish Steps” that were funded by a French diplomat?

19) Which city is known as the “City of 100 Spires”?

20) This is the world’s largest city by population that is not located on a coast or a river.

21) This river crosses the Equator twice.

22) What is the deepest lake in the world?

23) In which ocean is “Point Nemo”, which is a location in an ocean furthest from any land, located?

24) Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

25) What is the world’s largest “hot” desert?

26) Which country has a map of the island on its national flag?

27) This is the smallest country in the world by land area.

28) Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

29) This natural gas field collapsed into a cavern that has been burning since 1971. Name the gas field and the country it’s located in.

30) This is the only country that begins with the letter “A” but does not end with the letter “A”.

31) The Great Rift Valley is a continuous geographic trench running from Lebanon to this country.

32) Which tectonic plates are responsible for the formation of the Himalayas?

33) What is the name of the “supercontinent” that existed 300 million years ago?

34) What is the name of the path along the Pacific Ocean that is characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes?

35) This country contains the most natural lakes in the world.

36) What was the previous name of the country that is now called Eswatini?

37) This African country was formerly known as Upper Volta.

38) This city was formerly known as Saigon.

39) This country’s name translates to “The Savior” in Spanish.

40) This is the only country in the world with a non-quadrilateral flag.

Answers

1) Kiribati

2) Due to the Earth’s equatorial bulge, it makes points there farther from the planet’s center and closer to space

3) France, it has 12 time zones

4) Glover Island (in Grand Lake on Newfoundland) or tiny, unnamed islet (around 4 acres) on Canada's Victoria Island or Vulcan Point (I accepted either answer)

5) The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia or Furnace Creek, Death Valley, USA (I accepted either answer)

6) Lesotho

7) Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan

8) Nicosia (Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)

9) Nepal and China

10) Ceuta (or Melilla)

11) Monaco

12) The Great Barrier Reef

13) Bouvet Island

14) Sargasso Sea

15) Indian Ocean

16) La Paz, Bolivia

17) Bratislava, Slovakia borders Austria and Hungary

18) Rome, Italy

19) Prague

20) Johannesburg

21) Congo River

22) Lake Baikal

23) Pacific Ocean

24) Ural Mountains

25) Sahara Desert

26) Cyprus

27) Vatican City

28) Canada

29) “Door to Hell” in Turkmenistan

30) Afghanistan

31) Mozambique

32) The Indian and Eurasian Plates

33) Pangea

34) “Ring of Fire” path

35) Canada

36) Swaziland

37) Burkina Faso

38) Ho Chi Minh City

39) El Salvador

40) Nepal

Word Ladders

Questions

1) shark > whale

2) head > tail

3) rose > fish

4) four > five

5) power > money

6) ghost > light

7) stone > water

8) wheat > bread

9) king > lord

10) witch > fairy

11) apple > fruit

12) hate > love

13) cold > warm

14) fire > heat

15) wood > coal

Answers (these are one example but as long as your answers followed the rules you got the points)

1) shark > share > shale > whale

2) head > heal > teal > tell > tall > tail

3) rose > rise > risk > disk > dish > fish

4) four > foul > fool > foot > fort > fore > fire > five

5) power > mower > moner > money

7) stone > store > stare > stars > sears > seals > sells > bells > bills > fills > files > fines > finer > fiver > liver > liter > later > water

8) wheat > cheat > cheap > cheep > creep > creed > breed > bread

9) king > wing > wine > wire > wore > word > lord

10) witch > winch > wince > since > singe > sings > wings > wines > fines > files > fills > falls > fails > fairs > fairy

11) apple > ample > amole > anole > anile > anise > arise > prise > prime > grime > gripe > grips > grins > grind > grand > grant > grunt > brunt > bruit > fruit

12) hate > have > hove > love

13) cold > fold > folk > fork > form > worm > warm

14) fire > hire > here > herd > head > heat

15) wood > wool > cool > coal

Unscrambler/Anagram

Questions

1) asptel

2) eeamnl

3) tmerepa

4) ahrvnis

5) aegochu

6) ccsemiar

7) froydun

8) wtclrraeoo

9) sdgemu

10) sstylu

11) stonlev

12) ftiixvae

13) mankini

14) turtinpene

15) aiurrbsh

16) ttrnleuab

17) llrcaipe

18) plestip

19) gfffirtoas

20) surnhib

21) gdftrnai

22) cceausints

23) tmynaao

24) ggnneravi

25) lplycaargih

26) qburaoe

27) oooccr

28) mcsubi

29) visumaf

30) hcahting

31) mmsannire

32) nrondiesm

33) atrrouc

34) qiitruec

35) oooprtfli

36) nparnocvee

37) sssppoonrhi

38) antromismic

39) taeofrgt

40) classmisic

Answers

1) pastel

2) enamel

3) tempera

4) varnish

5) gouache

6) ceramics

7) foundry

8) watercolor

9) smudge

10) stylus

11) solvent

12) fixative

13) manikin

14) turpentine

15) airbrush

16) turntable

17) calliper

18) stipple

19) sgraffito

20) burnish

21) drafting

22) encaustic

23) anatomy

24) engraving

25) calligraphy

26) baroque

27) rococo

28) cubism

29) fauvism

30) hatching

31) mannerism

32) modernism

33) curator

34) critique

35) portfolio

36) provenance

37) sponsorship

38) romanticism

39) frottage

40) classicism

Cryptograms

Questions

1) 19-34-43-76-10-43-22 space 19-70-43-31-10-49-34-10 space 43-22 space 37-10-82-22-49-28-22

2) 40-10-13-31-34 space 40-31-70-64-31-34 space 40-10-13-31-34-22 space 28-31-10-46

3) 40-70-16-31 space 40-70-16-31 space 31-52-67-10 space 31-10-34

4) 40-10-43 space 31-52 space 49-10-10 space 31-52

5) 46-10-34-49-22 space 55-82-10-61 space 40-34-82-10

6) 31-70-46 space 10-10-55-40-22 space 31-10-34-49 space 40-52-70-49

7) 31-70-46 space 64-10-10-67-31 space 64-10-10-67-31 space 31-10-34-49

8) 58-10-82-10-46-10-67 space 64-22 space 58-10-82-10-46-10-67 space 67-10-40

9) 85-34-49-19-10-28-34 space 49-10 space 46-34-43-22-28-34 space 19-52-13-10-61-10

10) 31-70-46 space 19-34-43 space 19-22 space 16-31-70-40-22 space 64-10-49-10-46

11) 82-22-31 space 37-10-76-10-10-49-34 space 31-10-34 space 19-22-22-76-10-49-34

12) 61-10-13 space 49-22 space 13-10-49-10 space 19-34 space 37-52-19-34

13) 10-37-10-13 space 55-61-22-46 space 40-34 space 28-31-10-85-10-13 space 40-10-31-10-49-34

14) 46-10-34-49-22 space 55-82-10-10-61 space 40-82-70-49 space 40-34-82-10

15) 46-22-61-10 space 49-10-10-46 space 37-52-40-22-61

16) 37-10-13 space 67-10-40 space 31-10-34 space 37-10-10-49

17) 10-22 space 19-34-43 space 31-10-34 space 46-70-64-31-40-34-43

18) 10-46-10-61 space 10-40-13-10-61 space 10-49-67-31-52-49-82

19) 19-34-43 space 10-55-49-10 space 10-70-61 space 55-61-22-22-67 space 55-10-61-10-34

20) 40-10-31-52 space 49-10-10 space 55-82-10-10-61 space 31-10-34

21) 55-82-10-10-61 space 40-34-82-10 space 67-52 space 19-10-61-49-10 space 40-82-10

22) 37-52 space 37-22-22-67-10 space 76-52-31-34 space 64-34-40-10-49-19-10-61

23) 64-10-31-34-13 space 13-34-76-34 space 10-70-61 space 28-31-70-43-10-46

24) 46-70-49-49-10 space 13-31-10-34 space 46-13-13-64

25) 82-10-46-43-10 space 55-10-28-43-10 space 19-22-22-76-10-49-10

26) 37-10-10-49-22 space 13-31-34 space 19-52 space 82-10-10-61-52

27) 43-10-28-22 space 61-10-31-52 space 46-70-49-49-10 space 13-31-10-34

28) 37-34-64 space 19-22-64-31 space 46-22-34-49 space 28-10-49-28-10 space 61-22-31-67-10 space 31-10-34

29) 64-10-10-37-10-49 space 16-31-10-43-22 space 64-10-64-70-61-10-43

30) 13-10-19-22 space 46-34-82-10-49 space 16-31-52-67-22 space 46-34-82-10-49

31) 31-10-64-22-22-49-10 space 46-10-10-49 space 37-10-10-82-22-28-34

32) 31-10-19-31 space 40-10-61 space 19-34 space 10-10-55-49-22

33) 10-10-46-19-10-49-34 space 10-67-67-31-10-49-34 space 40-31-10-61-16-31-10 space 61-70-55-10-34-82-10-10

34) 46-70-58-10-19-19-10-61 space 40-10 space 64-34-40-10-49-19-10-61

35) 52-46 space 64-31-10-49-67-34 space 52-46

36) 64-31-70-13-31 space 46-10-49-28-10-43 space 64-10-10-73-19-31-10-49

37) 31-10-55-55-82 space 13-31-10-28 space 37-10-82-22-28-34

38) 61-52-16-40-82 space 10-70-61 space 61-10-49-34 space 40-34-34 space 55-61-22-46 space 40-10-31-10-10-49-34

39) 64-52-49-70 space 40-22 space 67-34-67-70 space 40-34 space 64-76-22-22-67-82

40) 31-10-61-22 space 61-10-46-10 space 31-10-61-22 space 40-61-34-64-31-49-10

Answers

Crypto key is 3x + 7 where x is the number that represents the alphabet (A=1, B=2, and so on)

1) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

2) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

3) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

4) Kal Ho Naa Ho

5) Maine Pyar Kiya

6) Hum Aapke Hain Koun

7) Hum Saath Saath Hain

8) Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

9) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

10) Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

11) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

12) Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

13) Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

14) Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya

15) Mera Naam Joker

16) Jab Tak Hai Jaan

17) Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

18) Amar Akbar Anthony

19) Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai

20) Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai

21) Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya

22) Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

23) Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam

24) Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

25) Yamla Pagla Deewana

26) Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

27) Lage Raho Munna Bhai

28) Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai

29) Saajan Chale Sasural

30) Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

31) Haseena Maan Jaayegi

32) Hadh Kar Di Aapne

33) Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa

34) Muqaddar Ka Sikandar

35) Om Shanti Om

36) Shubh Mangal Saavdhan

37) Happy Bhag Jayegi

38) Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

39) Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety

40) Hare Rama Hare Krishna

Connections

Questions

1) oil, clay, gothic, ink, bronze, marble, glaze, wax, pastel, pop, cubism, modern

2) wash, landscape, brush, stipple, portrait, canvas, shade, still life, easel, hatch, mural, palette

3) foundry, frame, mobile, loft, studio, workshop, stairs, hue, tint, value, saturation, glasses

4) draft, shell, water, sketch, acrylic, egg, study, tempera, local, thumbnail, chalk, poster

5) Boer, Bacon, Allies, Axis, Crimean, Caesar, Central, Enigma, Entente, Playfair, Hundred Years, Vietnam

6) chlorine, proxy, submarine, mustard, napalm, civil, cold, tank, carrier, nerve, total, dreadnought

7) trench, bunker, front, rear, satellite, drone, foxhole, obstacles, spy, radar, flank, bridge

8) xiphos, wedge, Navajo, testudo, pilum, signal, square, javelin, pigeon, phalanx, gladius, courier

9) action, extra, double, opera, cut, stand-in, stunt, print, musical, ballet, wrap, pantomime

10) prop, bridge, chorus, score, accidental, natural, script, hook, sharp, flat, scene, beat

11) teaser, trailer, cable, stream, satellite, promo, champagne, flute, network, bottle, piccolo, sneak peek

12) Tony, Cheers, TIFF, Oscar, Berlin, Grammy, Friends, Lost, Venice, Cannes, Emmy, Sopranos

13) board, square, load, pause, shoe, dice, piece, quit, save, iron, thimble, hat

14) Battleship, Backgammon, Clue, Checkers, Chess, Go, Link, Mario, Risk, Sorry, Snake, Sonic

15) clubs, console, castle, diamonds, controller, check, hearts, headset, mate, spades, monitor, stale

Answers

1) Art mediums: oil, ink, wax, pastel

Art styles/movements: pop, cubism, gothic, modern

Sculpture materials, clay, bronze, marble, glaze

2) Drawing/shading techniques: wash, stipple, shade, hatch

Genres of painting: landscape, portrait, still life, mural

Painter’s essentials: brush, canvas, easel, palette

3) Places where art is made: foundry, loft, studio, workshop

Things that have “frames”: frame, mobile, glasses, stairs

Color characteristics: hue, saturation, tint, value

4) Prep work: draft, sketch, study, thumbnail

Types of paint/medium: chalk, tempera, acrylic, shell

Words preceding “color”: water, egg, local, poster

5) Specific wars: Boer, Crimean, Vietnam, Hundred Years

WWI/WWII power blocs: Allies, Axis, Central, Entente

Famous ciphers/codes: Caesar, Enigma, Playfair, Bacon

6) Chemical warfare agents: chlorine, mustard, napalm, nerve

Types of warfare: civil, cold, proxy, total

Military vehicles: tank, submarine, dreadnought, carrier

7) Defensive positions: trench, bunker, foxhole, obstacles

Surveillance methods: spy, radar, satellite, drone

Anatomical/position terms: front, rear, flank, bridge

8) Methods of messaging: courier, pigeon, signal, Navajo

Types of ancient spears/blades: gladius, javelin, pilum, xiphos

Military formations: phalanx, square, testudo, wedge

9) Director’s commands: action, cut, print, wrap

Performance art forms: ballet, musical, opera, pantomime

On-set replacements: double, extra, stand-in, stunt

10) Components of a movie/play: prop, score, script, scene

Song structure: bridge, chorus, hook, beat

Musical notation symbols: accidental, flat, natural, sharp

11) Types of “glasses”: bottle, champagne, flute, piccolo

Promotional clips: promo, sneak peek, teaser, trailer

Methods of TV delivery: cable, network, satellite, stream

12) One-word TV shows: Cheers, Friends, Lost, Sopranos

Film festivals: Berlin, TIFF, Venice, Cannes

The EGOT awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony

13) Classic Monopoly tokens: iron, shoe, thimble, hat

Components of a board game: board, dice, piece, square

Menu options: load, pause, quit, save

14) Single-word board game titles: Battleship, Clue, Risk, Sorry

Two-player abstract strategy games: Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, Go

Classic video game protagonists: Link, Mario, Snake, Sonic

15) Card game suits: clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades

Gaming hardware: console, controller, headset, monitor

Chess maneuvers/states: castle, check, mate, stale

Word Search

Word Search 1

Manifesto

Expedition

Anarchy

Nation

Invasion

Nobility

Word Search 2

Ziggurat

Centenary

Ideology

Clergy

Historic

Charter

Word Search 3

Expansion

Export

Populism

Abolition

Commerce

Cavalcade

Word Search 4

Preamble

Vassal

Enclave

Crusade

Caravan

Artisan

Word Search 5

Suffragist

Treatise

Mandate

Fortress

Archive

Resistance

Word Search 6

Antiquity

Catropolis

Serfdom

Strategy

Guild

Import

Word Search 7

Mythology

Monopoly

Legacy

Nomadic

Relic

Silk Road

Word Search 8

Victory

Oligarchy

Currency

Artillery

Tradition

Treaty

Word Search 9

Autocracy

Artifact

Manuscript

Monument

Secular

Era

Word Search 10

Hieroglyph

Citadel

Ratify

Garrison

Abdicate

Peasantry

Word Search 11

Hegemony

Heritage

Revolution

Ruins

Resource

Frontline

Word Search 12

Feudalism

Fossil

Folklore

Migrate

Diaspora

Hierarchy

Word Search 13

Sovereign

Conquest

Campaign

Schism

Suffrage

Epoch

Word Search 14

Dynasty

Dictator

Diplomacy

Tyranny

Tariff

Crusade

Word Search 15

Empire

Republic

Siege

Rebellion

Mutiny

Monarch

Mini Crossword

Crossword 1

Across

3) word used to describe an action

5) the “glue” of a sentence

6) a set of letters in a fixed order

Down

1) a regional variety of a language

2) specialized terminology of a specific profession

4) the study of sentence structure

Crossword 2

Across

3) a word showing relationship, like “on” or “after”

4) a person, place, or thing

5) the smallest unit of sound in speech

Down

1) able to speak 2 languages fluently

2) the study of language and its structure

3) a word spelled the same backwards as forwards

Crossword 3

Across

2) short, well-known saying

3) a word with the same meaning as another

4) it modifies a verb or adjective

5) someone who studies or speaks many languages

Down

1) to translate a message from a code

3) informal, non-standard vocabulary

Crossword 4

Across

3) the art of effective or persuasive speaking/writing

5) a word with the opposite meaning

6) the study of word origins

Down

1) words that sound the same but have different meanings

2) to express the same meaning in a different language

4) punctuation used to separate items in a list

Crossword 5

Across

3) symbol used for “and”

5) “he”, “she”, or “it”, for example

Down

1) a word that sounds like what it represents

2) Egyptian picture-writing

3) a word formed the first letters of other words

4) the literal, dictionary definition of a word

Crossword 6

Across

3) wedge-shaped writing of ancient Sumer

4) a simple language that emerges for basic communication

5) the dictionary of a specific language or field

Down

1) rearranging letters of one word to make another

2) a stable natural language developed from a pidgin

3) an overused, unoriginal idea

Crossword 7

Across

1) a, an, or the

5) meaning in language

Down

1) a word that describes a noun

2) a newly coined word or expression

3) a distinct style of writing or type

4) set of rules for a language

Crossword 8

Across

1) two letters representing one sound

4) the emotional “feeling” or vibe of a word

5) a mild word substituted for a harsh one

6) mark used to indicate possession or omission

Down

2) a common expression that isn’t literal

3) the way a person pronounces words

Crossword 9

Across

1) an optical instrument used for viewing distant objects

3) the largest planet in our solar system

5) an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another

6) a massive, luminous ball of plasma

Down

2) a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star

4) all existing matter and space considered as a whole

Crossword 10

Across

3) the ringed planet

4) the “red planet”

5) an icy small solar system body that warms up and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun

6) the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth

Down

1) a star that emits regular pulses of radio waves

2) a building or place given over to the study of the star

Crossword 11

Across

1) the prevailing cosmological model for the universe

3) Earth’s only permanent natural satellite

5) the closest planet to the Sun

6) an extremely luminous galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole

Down

2) a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft

4) a “shooting star”

Crossword 12

Across

1) the name of our home galaxy

3) an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system

5) an artificial body placed in orbit

Down

1) a meteor that survives its passage through the atmosphere and strikes the ground

2) a rocky object in space that can range in size

4) the hottest planet in our solar system

Crossword 13

Across

1) a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness

3) a recognizable pattern of stars in the night sky

6) a dwarf planet formerly the ninth planet

Down

2) the point in an orbit when a planet is closest to the Sun

4) a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system

5) the “northern lights”

Crossword 14

Across

1) the empty space between celestial bodies

3) the spinning of a planet on its axis

5) a gravitationally bound system of stars

6) the path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space

Down

2) the study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe

4) the point in an orbit when a planet is farthest from the Sun

Crossword 15

Across

2) a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky

3) the visible surface of the Sun

5) a massive group of galaxies held together by gravity

6) the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere

Down

1) the boundary where the Sun’s solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium

4) a telescope that uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light

6) ghost > glost > gloss > gross > cross > crops > coops > loops > looks > locks > lacks > backs > barks > barns > burns > burnt > buret > beret > beget > begot > bigot > bight > light

I used a different set for this one. It's an archaic word, but apparently exists as per google.

I don't know if you have reviewed the PMs but pls let me know if you will consider my answer!

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Shreya, actually there's a typo in your question for anagram

32) nrondiesm -- there are two n in this. So, it cannot be modernism, na ? I was actually breaking my head over this

Would you consider giving points for minorised, pls ?

Oh damn. That should have been 2 ms. Good catch. I'll give the points for your word then.

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Shreya, actually there's a typo in your question for anagram

32) nrondiesm -- there are two n in this. So, it cannot be modernism, na ? I was actually breaking my head over this

Would you consider giving points for minorised, pls ?