Puzzles compiled by Ross Hunter
Happy Birthday, Moscow Metro, 75 this month!
Lasar Kaganovich opened the Metro at Sokolniki on 15 May 1935 with these words: “We struggled with nature, with the treacherous soil under Moscow. Moscow geology proved to be pre-revolutionary, working against us!” More stations opened by 1938, and even in 1943, with the war going on.
1 Metro Miscellany
- Which is the deepest station? Clue: opened in 2003, it has the world’s longest escalators, at 126m each.
- One station has 4 lines, seven are triple interchanges. Which ones? Clue: three are on the Brown line, the others are all inside it.
- The Metro crosses the Moscow river 12 times, two of them on the surface. Where are the bridges?
- Most are inside the MKAD. This year, two are opening outside. Which? Clue: Blue & Yellow lines.
2 Photo quiz
Five of the earliest stations (1935-38), on the Red, Green & Blue lines. Name the stations & match their platforms.
3 What’s in a name?
Each of these stations has changed its name. Link the current and former names. I’ve done one for you.
4 Mini Sudoku & April answers
Mini Sudoku
Answers to April puzzles
Sudoku: see www.englishedmoscow.com/Passport
Eggs: Easiest in a table
| |
Brown |
White |
Beige |
Speckled |
|
| Hen |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=8 |
| Goose |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
=6 |
| Duck |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
=4 |
| Swan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=2 |
| |
=7 |
=4 |
=3 |
=6 |
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