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BBC KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

ENIGMA CODE See how you fare in the general knowledge
quiz given below.
Each colour in our code Ratings: 1-3 Poor, 4-5 Fair, 6-7 Excellent
represents a letter. When you DOUBLE BARRELLED
have cracked the code, you will 1) Who was the first Chairman of the Council
be able to make seven words. What word can be placed in front of the of People's Commissars of the Soviet
The clue to the first word is given five words shown to form, in each case, Union?
to help you get started. another word? a) Stalin
b) Khrushchev
The clue: Take a chance c) Lenin
C A K E
B Enigma code
Each colour in our code 2) How many Wimbledon titles has Roger
represents a letter.
B H A N D Federer won till date?
When you have
cracked the code you a) Eight
B will be able to make up C O M I N G b) Ten
seven words.
The clue to first word is c) Six
B given to help you get
started.
C U T
The Clue: Take a 3) Who was the second person to set foot on
B chance the moon?
Solution to
B B Enigma Code : F A L L a) Buzz Aldrin
Gamble, Absent, Bangle b) Rakesh Sharma
B Emblem, Enable, Gabble c) Neil Armstrong
Stable
4) In which Shakespeare play does the “All
BRAIN TEASERS The World’s a Stage” monologue appear?
a) Julius Caesar
1) Can you decipher this dingbat ? 4) Solve the letter equation given b) Macbeth
THOUGHTAN below: c) As You Like It
2) It runs and runs but can never 2 = H are B T O 5) What was Tokyo’s old name?
flee. (Hint: Proverb) a) Nippon
It is often watched, yet never 5) My shirt has 5 buttons, my b) Edo
sees. cardigan has 2 buttons and my c) Kyoto
When long it brings boredom, suit jacket has no buttons. How
When short it brings fear. many buttons do my trousers 6) What is Google’s video chat app called?
What is it? have? a) Allo
b) Plus
3) 3 , 3 = 3 c) Duo
6 , 2 = 5
10 , 5 = 4 7) Which protein forms the main structural
21 , 3 = ? constituent of hair and nails?
What is the missing number? a) Keratin
b) Opsin
c) Gluten
PICK & CHOOSE

Solve the six clues by chosing the right combination of sets of letters Acorn, 5. Manifesto, 6. Futile Pick & choose: 1. Canasta, 2. Fleeced, 3. Malevolent, 4.
Aldrin, 4. c) As You Like It, 5. b) Edo, 6. c) Duo, 7. a) Keratin BBC Knowledge Quiz: 1.c) Lenin, 2. a) Eight, 3. a) Buzz
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. the word. are Better Than One, 5. 2 buttons: 10 minus the length of first number by the second number then add , 4. 2 = Heads

1. Card game similar to rummy Brain Teasers: 1 An afterthought, 2. TIME, 3. 9 Divide the Double Barrelled: Short

2. Overcharged or swindled Gabble, Stable Enigma Code: Gamble, Absent, Bangle, Emblem, Enable,

3. Evil-minded Head & Tail: Love-Apple-Fritter-Away-Team-Spirit-Level-Best similarities, celebrate our differences. - M. Scott Peck
4. Fruit of the oak tree Scramble: Geese, realm, litmus, bucket Answer: Share our sandwich, shoes, tablet, television

5. Public declaration desk, jade, motorcycle, octagon, polar bear, pyjamas, rifle, Picture Search: Albatross, cello, church, clouds, compass,
6. Ineffectual or pointless Solutions:

FU CAN OL ES ORN FLEE
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