Andrew Baker The Sunday family quiz
Have a go around the lunch table, or share with friends and relatives online Like a conversation around the table, the Family Quiz follows a thread and everyone can join in. Some questions suit younger quizzers, but really it’s a free-for-all. Don’t all s
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On this day in 1662, Charles II of England sold something to Louis XIV of France for £40,000. What was it?
(a) His crown
(b) His daughter’s hand in marriage
(c) Dunkirk
2
Sir Derek Jacobi is celebrated for his portrayals of Emperor Claudius, the monk Cadfael and which member of the Royal family in The Crown?
(a) George VI
(b) The Duke of Windsor
(c) George V
3
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George is a grumpy character in the tales of Thomas the Tank Engine. What kind of machine is he?
(a) Steamroller
(b) Bus
(c) Snowplough
4
The star pattern known in this country as the Plough is one of the most recognisable in the night sky. Which constellation is it in?
(a) Orion
(b) Gemini
(c) Ursa Major 5
Ursa Major means “Great Bear”. Which fictional character is, in his own estimation, “smarter than the average bear”?
(a) Yogi Bear
(b) Paddington Bear
(c) Bear Grylls
6
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What is the surname of the family with whom Paddington Bear lives in London?
(a) Blair
(b) Brown
(c) Thatcher
7
Eric Blair was a celebrated 20th-century writer, who published under a pseudonym by which he is much better known. What is it?
(a) Evelyn Waugh
(b) Agatha Christie
(c) George Orwell
8
Miss Marple, Agatha Christie’s amateur sleuth, lives in a cottage on Old Pasture Lane in which village?
(a) Donhead St Mary
(b) St Mary Mead
(c) Midsomer St Mary 9
Mead is an alcoholic drink that was much quaffed by heroes of ancient times, and is undergoing an artisanal revival. From which natural substance is it made?
(a) Hops
(b) Heather
(c) Honey
10
The Honey Monster was employed to promote which food product?
(a) Sugar Puffs breakfast cereal
(b) Crunchy Nut Cornflakes
(c) Monster Munch crisps
11
What kind of animal tells stories about ? the monster called the Gruffalo – and then meets one?
(a) Chipmunk
(b) Mouse
(c) Squirrel
12
Jealousy is described as “the greeneyed monster” in which play by William Shakespeare?
(a) Hamlet
(b) Richard III
(c) Othello 13
What is the real name of the Beatles’ drummer, Ringo Starr?
(a) Richard Starkey
(b) Richard Stark
(c) Rinaldo Starman
14
William Shatner became a real-life starman this week. What was the middle name of his Star Trek character, James T. Kirk?
(a) Tintin
(b) Tiberius
(c) Trump
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In the English versions of Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin, what is the name of the eccentric – and rather hard of hearing – scientist and inventor?
(a) Professor Branestawm
(b) Professor Plum
(c) Professor Calculus