ISSUe 299 - First News

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FirstNews Issue 299 2 – 8 March 2012
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Across
1 Common name of Shrove Tuesday, which was
celebrated recently (7,3)
5 AC ___ : team that beat Arsenal
4-0 in the Champions League (5)
7 Hard (5)
9 Winding around in a curve (6)
10 Extremely (4)
12 Cook (4)
13 Saying nothing (6)
16 Private teacher (5)
17 Positions (5)
18 The ___ / ___ : pop music
ceremony that was held
recently (4,6)
Down
1 Large cats resembling lions (5)
2 Yearly (6)
3 Consumes food (4)
4 Entertainment (9)
6 City in central England (9)
8 Sir Chris ___ : cyclist who won
gold medals at the Track World
Cup recently (3)
11 Puzzle game composed of
several pieces (6)
12 Snip (3)
5 - AC ___ : team that beat Arsenal 4-0 in the
FIRST NEWS CHALLENGE
Champions League (5)
7 - Hard (5)
Q1 How many times has
Ryan Giggs played for
Manchester United?
Q2 What has the bluetongued
skink become
immune to?
Q7 Kimberly Wyatt will
be performing at which
dance event?
14 Long pointed teeth of elephants (5)
15 This is put on roads before it snows (4)
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1 - Common name of Shrove Tuesday which was
celebrated recently (7,3)
9 - Winding around in a curve (6)
10 Q5 - Extremely How many (4) hours did
12 it - Cook take (4) to complete the
13 pirate - Saying ship nothing that (6) was used in
Aardman Animations’ new
16 - Private teacher (5)
film, Pirates?
17 - Positions (5)
18 - The ___ / ___ : pop music ceremony that was held
recently Q6 What (4,6) is cyberbullying?
Q8 £6.5 million is being
spent on what in Durham?
Down
1 - Large cats resembling lion
2 - Yearly (6)
3 - Consumes food (4)
4 - Entertainment (9)
6 - City in central England (9)
8 - Sir Chris ___ : cyclist who
Cup recently (3)
11 - Puzzle game composed
12 - Snip (3)
14 - Long pointed teeth of ele
15 - This is put on roads befo
Q9 What are the names of
the three circus bears whose
new home will be Scotland’s
Five Sisters Zoo?
To be in with a chance
of winning, just answer
this question.
Mother’s day is
celebrated in which
month this year?
a) May b) March
c) June
Q3 Who will be joining the
Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh on the Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee Tour ?
Q4 What percentage of
young people thought that
being able to read was very
important?
Q10 A passenger plane that
lost a wheel has landed safely
at which airport?
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