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The name game

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BOX1: Who said ‘quotation is a serviceabl­e substitute for wit’?

Jane Austen (C) Oscar Wilde (Y)

P G Wodehouse (A)

BOX2: Which fruit did Columbus discover on the Guadeloupe Islands in 1493?

Mango (T) Banana (P) Pineapple (E)

BOX3: What is the name of the dog in Oliver Twist?

Bull’s-eye (S) Jip (O)

Crab (L)

BOX4: Which is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise?

Earth (I) Venus (B) Mars (D)

BOX5: The stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called what?

Spinets (H) Ziggurats (U) Phosphenes (R)

BOX6: Which organism has the most chromosone­s?

Human (I) Hedgehog (W) Chicken (C)

BOX7: In which medical drama has Minnie Driver (pictured) made a guest appearance?

Doctors (M) Casualty (U) Holby City (K)

BOX8: How many stars appear on the European Union flag?

10 (L) 12 (S) 14 (F)

BOX9: Which bridge marks the start of the Oxford Cambridge boat race?

Putney (H) Chiswick (B) London (N)

BOX10: Sir Anthony Hopkins became a citizen of which country in 2000?

Australia (T) Canada (K) America (R) Hidden in the grid is the name of an English town. Answer the questions, then rearrange the letters correspond­ing to your answers to fill in the name.

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