The big quiz

The big quiz

The answers to all but one of these quiz questions can be found hidden in this wordsearch grid, reading forwards, backwards, up, down

or diagonally. to help you, we’ll tell you that the answers are in alphabetical order. however, one answer can’t be found in the grid. this is your prize answer.

The Silver Screen – love

1 The 1968 Disney movie The Love Bug introduced us to Herbie, who was a magical example of what sort of Volkswagen car? (6) 2 The 1998 multi-oscar winning romantic comedy-drama film Shakespeare in Love is set around the staging of which of Shakespeare’s plays? (5, 3, 6) 3 The second official James Bond movie From Russia with Love starred which actor as 007? (4, 7)

Where in The World? l is for…

4 Which L is the capital city of Portugal? (6) 5 Which L is the major English port situated on the eastern banks of the Mersey estuary? (9) 6 Which L is the State in the Deep South of the US whose capital is Baton Rouge and which includes the major city of New Orleans? (9)

lion

7 Which word – and also one of the Seven Deadly Sins – is the collective noun for a group of lions? (5) 8 What was the first name of the King of England who reigned from 1189 to 1199 and was nicknamed ‘the Lionheart’? (7) 9 Which sport is played by the British and Irish Lions touring side, made up from the best players from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland? (5)

little

10 What’s the surname of the character Doctor ..., who can talk to animals and was played on screen by Rex Harrison in 1967 and Eddie Murphy in 1998 and 2001? (9)

11 What completes the title of the nursery story Little ..., about a young girl taking food to her grandma and encountering a sly wolf? (3, 6, 4)

12 Little John is a main character in the stories of which legendary English outlaw? (5, 4)

lucky

13 I Should Be So Lucky was the first UK charttopping hit for which Australian actress and singer? (5,7)

14 Which black-and-white bird’s the subject of the superstitious rhyme that begins ‘One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl and four for a boy’? (6)

15 Which number, unlucky for some, is also a baker’s dozen, the number of stripes on the US flag and the number of cards in each suit of a pack of cards? (8)