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 – returns

1 What famous nanny completes the recent movie title - - - Returns, with the title character this time played by Emily Blunt? (4,7)

2 What completes the 1983 movie title Star Wars Episode VI: Return of - - -, which was the third of the original trilogy? (3,4)

3 What completes the 2003 movie title The Lord of the Rings: The Return of - - -, the final movie of that trilogy? (3,4)

Where in The World? republics

4 The Dominican Republic shares with Haiti the island of Hispaniola, which has the Atlantic Ocean to the north and which sea to the south? (9)

5 Prague is the capital of which Eastern European country, named in 1993 after its separation from Slovakia? (5,8)

6 The Republic of San Marino – which was founded in AD301 and claims to be oldest current republic – is completely surrounded by which European country? (5)

religions

7 In which country’s ancient religion were Osiris, Isis, Horus and Ra main gods? (5)

8 In which country’s ancient religion did the gods, led by Zeus and Hera, reside on Mount Olympus? (6)

9 In the ancient Roman religion, who was the god of the sea, who lent his name to the eighth planet from the sun? (7)

repeats

10 Which much-repeated sitcom is set in Walmington-on-sea and starred Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn? (4,4)

11 Which much-repeated American sitcom features a New York coffee house, where the six main characters meet, called Central Perk? (7)

12 Which much-repeated sitcom is set in HM Prison Slade and features inmates Norman Stanley Fletcher and Lennie Godber? (8)

r is for reading

13 What R is the name of the castaway character created by Daniel Defoe in his novel published in 1719? (8,6)

14 What R is the surname of the author who wrote the Harry Potter novels? (7)

15 What R is the first name of the author - - - Kipling, who wrote The Jungle Book and the favourite poem IFÐ? (7)