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 – VIEW
1 The 1986 film A Room with a View was set in England and which other country? (5) 2 Who starred as James Bond in the 1985 film
A View to a Kill? (5,5) 3 What supernatural creature completes the title of the 1994 film starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, Interview with the - - - ? (7)
WHERE IN THE WORLD? VAL 4 Valletta is the capital of which Mediterranean island? (5) 5 What colour is Valpolicella wine, which is produced near Lake Garda? (3) 6 Valencia is the third largest city in which European country? (5)
VOICE
7 Who was the first female singer to appear as a coach on the talent show The Voice UK? (6,1) 8 What is another name for the voice box? (6) 9 Comedian Lee Ridley won the 2018 series of Britain’s Got Talent under what stage name? (4,5,3) 1. Where was Helena Bonham Carter’s film set?
VERA
10 What word precedes ‘vera’ in the name of a medicinal plant, used in soothing lotions? (4) 11 Who plays the title role in the Northumberland-based detective series Vera? (6,7) 12 Veracruz is a state in which country? (6)
VINE
13 Which quiz show did Jeremy Vine first present in 2008? (8) 14 In the game of Monopoly, what colour is the property Vine Street? (6) 15 What word completes the title of the longrunning show presented by David Vine in the 1970s,
A - - - of Sport? (8)