THE BIG QUIZ
he answers to all these general knowledge questions – except one – are in the grid in various
directions. To be this week’s Chat Big Quiz champion, work out which answer is missing. This is your prize answer. Answers are in alphabetical order in each section.
The Silver Screen – King
1 Which legendary character, who’s been played on the big screen by Richard Harris, Sean Connery and Clive Owen, completes the recent movie title ...: Legend of
the Sword? (4, 6) 2 Who’s the horror and suspense writer whose stories have been turned into many movies, including Carrie, The Shining, The Shawshank Redemption and Misery? (7, 4) 3 What’s the title of the 1994 Disney movie about Mufasa and his son Simba? (3,4, 4)
Where in The World? Queen
4 Which Canadian province, capital Edmonton, is named after both the Prince Consort of Queen Victoria and one of her daughters? (7) 5 Which river flows north from Lake Victoria’s northern shore in Uganda to its delta on the Med? (4) 6 Australia has two states named after Queen Victoria. One’s Victoria, what’s the other? (10)
Jack
7 Who played Detective Inspector Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost on TV? (5, 5) 8 What’s the surname of Jack in the nursery rhyme ‘Little Jack …’ who sat in the corner, eating a Christmas pie? (6) 9 What was the surname of the US president who was assassinated in Dallas in November 1963? (7)
Ten
10 What’s the name of the athletics event that starts with a 100m sprint, ends with a 1,500m run and has eight other events in between? (9) 11 What’s the well-known nickname for the US 10-cent coin? (4) 12 What ‘ten’ was the name of the deepcrowned, wide-brimmed headwear sported by some cowboys, based on, but overestimating, its volume? (3-6, 3)
nine
13 Which country music superstar starred in and both wrote and sang the theme tune to the 1980 comedy movie 9 to 5?(5, 6) 14 Which astronomical object, now described as a dwarf planet, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system until 2006, when it was reclassified? (5) 15 What completes the saying ‘A … in time saves nine,’ meaning that quick action solves a problem far more easily? (6)