The big quiz
The answers to all these general knowledge questions – except one – are in the grid in various directions.
to be this week’s the 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 – Sleep
1 What was the surname of the Hollywood great Humphrey …, who played Philip Marlowe in the 1946 movie The Big Sleep alongside his new wife Lauren Bacall? (6) 2 What is the surname of the actress Julia …, who played Laura Burney in the 1991 psychological thriller Sleeping with the Enemy and also starred in Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich? (7) 3 What word completes the title of the 1993 romantic comedy drama movie Sleepless in …, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan? (7)
Where in The World? Slopes
4 Which US state, whose capital is Denver, contains the famous Rocky Mountain ski resort of Aspen? (8) 5 Andorra, the small European principality bordered by Spain and France that includes a number of winter sport resorts, is in which range of mountains? (8) 6 Which European country, capital Bern, includes the prestigious ski resorts of St Moritz and Klosters? (11) Sleuth 7 What is the surname of the amateur cleric detective created by GK Chesterton,
Father …, which has most recently played on television by Mark Williams? (5) 8 What completes the name of the author Sir Arthur …, who created perhaps the most famous detective of all, Sherlock Holmes? (5, 5) 9 What is the BBC crime series set on the picturesque fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, with a lead detective who’s been played by Ben Miller, Kris Marshall and Ardal O’hanlon? (5, 2, 7)
Slogan
10 What brand completes the famous advertising slogan ‘Beanz Meanz …’? (5) 11 What classic confectionery completes the advertising slogan ‘Have a break. Have a …’? (3, 3) 12 Which breakfast cereal is advertised as making the noises, ‘Snap! Crackle! and Pop!’? (4, 8)
Slang
13 Which biblical couple are used as rhyming slang for ‘believe’ as in ‘Would you … it?’ (4, 3, 3) 14 What type of spicy food is referred to in rhyming slang as a Ruby Murray? (5) 15 What state of being very hungry is sometimes referred to in rhyming slang as being Hank Marvin? (8)