FROM THE BOOKS PAGES OF THE DAILY MAIL
1. According to a new biography, Prince Philip had an ‘emotionally intimate’ relationship with which British writer and visited her ‘full of doubts’ before his wedding to the Queen? A) Daphne du Maurier. B) Barbara Pym. C) Ivy Compton-Burnett.
2. What books would Qc and author Marina Wheeler take to a desert island? A) The Jeeves stories by P G Wodehouse. B) The three volumes of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 series. C) Boris Johnson: The Gambler by Tom Bower.
3. ‘Losing status, money, reputation and security is a shock when it happens all within a few days,’ wrote Barbara Amiel in her memoir. Who said to her, ‘i’ll bet i’m in charge of more bathrooms and lavatories than you’ — and won the bet? A) Melania Trump. B) Imelda Marcos. C) Ghislaine Maxwell.
4. 4 According to a book r roger Lewis reviewed in March, M Michael sheen, Anthony hopkins, dame Flora robson, Leonard rossiter and Kenneth Bra nag hall started their careers where? A) In amateur dramatic societies. B) In stand-up comedy. C) As theatre critics for newspapers.
5. KATE Lister’s A curious history of sex was revealing. What did Victorian m men think ‘would damage the feminine or organs of matrimonial necessity and shake th them loose’? A) Riding a horse. B) Dancing a foxtrot. C) Bicycling.
6. Our reviewer Mark Mason thought this h the dieting tip of the year: ‘Paste p photographs of girls in bikinis on all the bi biscuit tins.’ From a collection of whose newspaper columns? A) Nora Ephron. B) Jilly Cooper. C) Sarah Vine.
7. According to Annie Vernon’s Mind games, subtitled: An insider’s guide to the Psychology of elite Athletes, rebecca Adlington, Victoria Pendle ton, steve redgrave, Matthew Pinsent, david Beckham, harry Kane, Usain Bolt, Andy Murray have something in common. Are they all… A) Elder siblings? B) Only children? C) Younger siblings?
8. Renée, Jacqueline, Maria, eva, sylvester (the only man), Joan, Allanah, Annie, esther, natalia, Patricia, evelyn, eda, Lesley, Laura, rosamund, Jenny, Anne and Aliette were the 19 lovers of which writer, in a biography reviewed (and enjoyed) by Ysenda Maxtone-graham? A) Vita Sackville-West. B) Sybille Bedford. C) Ivy Compton-Burnett.