b"The Great Eastern Mail FEBRUARY 24, 2023 19GEM KidsS PACEwww.facebook.com/TheGreatEasternMailGEM QUICK QUIZ GEM KIDS THIS MONTHS GAMING1.WHAT IS A HERBIVORE? GAME SUPERSTARS2.HOW MANY LEGS DOES A SPIDER HAVE? REVIEWS3.WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF GERMANY?4.WHO WAS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER? QUIZ ANSWERS:5.WHICH AUSTRALIAN STATE IS HOME TO THE GREAT(10) KNEECAPSBARRIER REEF? ORANGE PERSIAN TABBY (9)KIRBYS RETURN TO DREAM LAND DELUXE6.WHERE IS THE WORLDS FIRST-EVER SURF LIFE-SAVING(7) RED, YELLOW AND BLUE (8) A KID [PLAYED ON NINTENDO SWITCH]CLUB? (6) BONDI BEACH WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THE GAME?7.WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY COLOURS? (5) QUEENSLAND KIRBYS CAN COPY ENEMIES ABILITIES. BLAKE8.WHAT IS A BABY GOAT CALLED? (3) BERLIN (4) EDMUND BARTONWHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER AND WHY? AGED 99.WHAT KIND OF CAT IS GARFIELD? (2) 8 KIRBY IS AMAZING.10.WHICH BONES ARE BABIES BORN WITHOUT? EATS PLANTS WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS GAME?(1) AN ANIMAL THAT ONLY YES THIS FORTNIGHT IN HISTORY WHAT RATING WOULD YOU GIVE IT OUT OF 10?I WOULD GIVE IT A 9 OUT OF 10February 24th 2022Some eight years after illegally annexing Crimea, Russia invaded Ukraine; RussianMETROID PRIME REMASTEREDPresident Vladimir Putin cited several reasons for the war, including the false claim that Ukrainian[PLAYED ONNINTENDO SWITCH]President Volodymyr Zelensky and other government officials were neo-Nazis. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THE GAME?February 25th 1986Ousting of Marcos in the Philippines - On this day in 1986, Philippine PresidentTHIS GAME IS AMAZING. GRAPHICS AND Ferdinand E. Marcos, under pressure from the United States, fled his country for Hawaii after a fraudulentGAMEPLAY ARE SO IMPRESSIVE.electoral victory over Corazon Aquino, who replaced him as president. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER AND WHY? JORDANFebruary 26th 1993The World Trade Centre in New York City was bombed in an act of terrorism, andTHIS HAS A GREAT RETRO FEEL WHILST BEING Islamic radicals were later convicted for the crime. UPDATED FOR THE NOW. AGED 15February 27th 2015American actor Leonard Nimoywho was best known for his portrayal of the stoic,WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS GAME?cerebral Mr. Spock in the sci-fi TV and film franchise Star Trekdied at age 83. YES February 28th 1983The final episode of the immensely popular TV series M*A*S*H aired and was watched by an estimated 106 million viewers. WHAT RATING WOULD YOU GIVE IT OUT OF 10?1st March 1932The infant son of American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh was abducted from his home,I WOULD GIVE IT A 10 OUT OF 10Bruno Hauptmann being later convicted of the baby's kidnapping and murder.2nd March 1965The Sound of Music, a film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical play, premiered; the movie, which was based on the real-life story of the Trapp family of Austria, was aGOLDENEYE 007 commercial success and won an Oscar for best picture. [PLAYED ON NINTENDO SWITCH]3rd March 1991Following a high-speed car chase, Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King,WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THE GAME?an African American motorist; despite a videotape of the beating, the policemen were acquitted in 1992, causing large-scale rioting in the city. THIS IS THE CLASSIC GAME MY PARENTS PLAYED NIKOLA4th March 1789The U.S. Constitution went into effect as the governing law of the United States, the dateWHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER AND WHY?having been established by Congress. BONDJAMES BOND AGED 165th March 1979The U.S. space probe Voyager 1 flew by Io, the innermost of Jupiter's satellites, andWOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS GAME?observed nine active volcanoes on its surface.6th March 1924On this day in 1924, the Egyptian government opened the mummy case of KingTHIS IS THE GAME THAT STARTED FIRST PERSON Tutankhamen, ruler of Egypt in the 14th century BC, whose burial chamber had been discovered in 1922SHOOTERS. ITS A CLASSIC.by renowned British archaeologist Howard Carter. WHAT RATING WOULD YOU GIVE IT OUT OF 10?7th March 1876Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. I WOULD GIVE IT 8 OUT OF 108th March 1817The New York Stock Exchange was formally created; it became one of the world's largest marketplaces for securities and other exchange-traded investments.9th March 1959Barbie, a toy doll that became an international sensation despite criticism, was introduced by Mattel, Inc. puzzle answersKIDS JOKES Ha Ha HE HE SOLUTIONS: FROM PAGE 9 SUDOKU:1.I'M AFRAID FOR THE CALENDAR. ITS DAYS ARE NUMBERED.2.WHY DO FATHERS TAKE AN EXTRA PAIR OF SOCKS WHEN3050THEY GO GOLFING?IN CASE THEY GET A HOLE IN ONE!3.SINGING IN THE SHOWER IS FUN UNTIL YOU GET SOAP INYOUR MOUTH. THEN IT'S A SOAP OPERA.4.WHAT DO YOU CALL A FISH WEARING A BOWTIE?HE HESOFISHTICATED.5.HOW DO YOU FOLLOW WILL SMITH IN THE SNOW?Ha HaYOU FOLLOW THE FRESH PRINTS. 30516.I THOUGHT THE DRYER WAS SHRINKING MY CLOTHES.TURNS OUT IT WAS THE REFRIGERATOR ALL ALONG. Ha H7.WHAT DO YOU CALL A FACTORY THAT MAKES OKAYaPRODUCTS? A SATISFACTORY.8.DEAR MATH, GROW UP AND SOLVE YOUR OWN PROBLEMS.9.WHAT DID THE JANITOR SAY WHEN HE JUMPED OUT OF THE CLOSET? SUPPLIES!10. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE CHOCOLATE RECORD PLAYER?Puzzles supplied by Lovatts PublicationsIT SOUNDS PRETTY SWEET. Pty Ltd www.puzzlexperts.com"