THE BIG QUIZ 4. What’s at the end of the road?
The answers to all these generalknowledge 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 – city
1 Which comedian and actor plays the Detroit policeman Axel Foley, sent to Southern California in the movie
Beverly Hills Cop? (5, 6) 2 Which actor and martial-arts expert plays Chon Wang, opposite Owen Wilson as Roy O’bannon, in the movies Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights and the upcoming Shanghai Dawn? (6, 4) 3 Which actor and singer plays Dorothy Gale, travelling along the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz? (4, 7)
Where in the World? city Streets
4 Which major Parisian landmark – a monument to the soldiers of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars and home to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – is at the end of the Champs-elysees? (3, 2, 8) 5 Which UK city has a street called The Royal Mile that leads up to an iconic castle? (9) 6 Which city in Louisiana, which is famed for its jazz music and Mardi Gras celebrations, includes the famous Bourbon Street in its French Quarter? (3, 7)
city Books
7 What’s the surname of the Victorian author who wrote the book A Tale of Two Cities? (7) 8 What’s the surname of the author George ..., who wrote Down and Out in Paris and London, before later writing the political satire Animal Farm? (7) 9 The name of which US city, state and President was the first name of the American author ... Irving, who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? (10)
Windy city
10 Which ‘wind’ is the name given by weather forecasters to the ‘factor’ that makes cold temperatures seem colder in breezy conditions? (9) 11 Which ‘wind’ is an unexpected piece of good luck or inheritance? (8) 12 Which ‘Wind’ is the royal residence in Berkshire, that was the site of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? (7, 6)
Forbidden city
13 Which girl group, which includes the Appleton sisters, had the first of its No1 hits in the UK with the song Never Ever? (3, 6) 14 What is the name of the ‘boy who never grew up’ created by author JM Barrie and who lives in Neverland with his group of Lost Boys and his fairy friend Tinkerbell? (5, 3) 15 What completes the phrase, ‘Not in a month of ...,’ meaning it will never happen? (7)