Puzzle page
Compiled by Ross Hunter
Summertime!
Moscow is full of nature and life. A few simple quizzes, all showing birds and trees which can be seen inside the city.
Which leaf comes from each tree?
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Birch
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Oak
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Beech
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Willow
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Ash
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Which footprint belongs to which bird? (You may need to go to the zoo for a couple of them. (Not to scale!)
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Duck
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Penguin
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Crow
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Eagle
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Gull
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Birds and Trees
Hidden in this camouflage are 23 local species. One of the trees is there twice, and a family of three birds are there. So are two cats, climbing up to get them, and one small flying mammal. Look across, vertically and diagonally. Hint: every square is used!
Latin and English
All trees are named in Latin. Can you match the proper tree to the common name? These are shuffled:
Fagus – Quercus – Salix – Ilex – Acer
Sycamore – Oak – Holly – Beech – Willow
Mini Sudoku June
Usual rules: 1-6 in each row, column and box.
Mini Sudoku solutions: see www.englishedmoscow.com
Answers to May puzzles
Looking up.
(1) The four splendid glass roofs are: (l to r) The Great Court of the British Museum, London; The dining room of the Hotel Metropol; The Garage arts centre; and GUM.
(2) The four Metro ceilings are: Komsomoloskaya, Novokuznetskaya, Kropotkinskaya and Mendeleevskaya.
Feeding Foxes:
- There are 24 different ways of arranging the queue. 4! = 4x3x2x1
- If the twins go together, there are only 6 ways to sort them; 4 times easier, not twice.
- There are 6 ways of dividing the meals up
- If the twins have the same, only 2 options are left.
Apologies: We wrongly offered Mayakovskaya without a photo. Here is a picture of one of the mosaics. Enjoy!
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