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The answers to all but one of these quiz questions can be found hidden in this wordsearch grid, reading forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally. To help you, we’ll tell you that the answers are in alphabetical order in each section. However, one answer can’t be found in the grid. This is your prize answer.
BIRMINGHAM
1 Which type of curry, cooked and eaten in a wok-shaped dish, originated in Birmingham in the 1970s? (5) 2 Edward Burne-Jones, who designed four stained-glass windows in Birmingham Cathedral, was an artist associated with a group known as the Pre-_ Brotherhood? (10) 3 Which Birmingham rock band had 1970s hits with See My Baby Jive, Angel Fingers and
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day? (7)
ELY
4 The Chapter House of Ely Cathedral was used as a location in the 2008 film, starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson,
The Other _ Girl? (6) 5 Which English statesman, who lived in Ely between 1636 and 1646, is said to have requested that portraitist Samuel Cooper paint him ‘warts and all’? (8)
6 Which word, meaning ‘cheap, showy and of poor quality’ came from Ely’s annual St Audrey’s Fair, at which cheap lace and silk necklaces were sold? (6)
GUILDFORD
7 What is the surname of British novelist Kazuo, author of The Remains of the Day, who was born in Japan and lived in Guildford as a child? (8)
8 What name is shared by Hyacinth Bucket’s proudly slobby brother-inlaw in Keeping Up Appearances and a village suburb of Guildford? (6) 9 Guildford Cathedral was used as a filming location for which 1976 horror film starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and David Warner? (3,4)
ROCHESTER
10 Charles Dickens’ final, unfinished novel, set in Cloisterham, a cathedral city based on Rochester, is entitled The Mystery of _? (5,5) Which Michael played Edward Rochester in the 2011 film version of Jane Eyre and Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto in the X-Men film franchise? (10) 12 Which Radio 1 DJ, whose name has entered rhyming slang for something not going right, was educated at King’s School, Rochester? (4,4)
YORK
13 What form of transport is Budgie in the series of children’s books written by Sarah, Duchess of York? (10) 14 York’s Castle Howard and Minster were used as filming locations in the TV adaptation of PD James’ Pride and Prejudice homage Death Comes to _? (9) 15 Which alternative rock band, formed in York in 1990, has had hits with Getting Better, Going for Gold and She Left Me on Friday? (4,5)