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 in each section. However, one answer can’t be found in the grid. This is your prize answer. See page 56 for entry details.
THE SILVER SCREEN – NILE 1 The 1978 film Death On The Nile, starring Peter Ustinov, was based on a novel by which author? (6, 8) 2 Which Egyptian queen was the subject of 1953 film Serpent Of The Nile? (9) 3 What word completes the title of the sequel to Romancing The Stone, The … Of The Nile? (6)
WHERE IN THE WORLD? MILE
4 Which US city is nicknamed ‘the
Mile High City’? (6)
5 The stretch of road known as the Royal Mile links which castle with the Palace of Holyroodhouse? (9) 6 In which UK city is the financial area known as ‘the Square Mile’? (6)
FILE
7 What is the first name of Gillian Anderson’s character, Agent Scully, in TV’s The X-Files? (4) 8 The seaside resort of Filey lies on which coast of England? (4) 9 In which 1990s TV series did Nicholas Lyndhurst play MI5 agent Peter Chapman? (3, 6, 5)
SMILE
10 What’s the first name of John le Carré’s fictional spy Mr Smiley, played by Gary Oldman in the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy? (6) 11 Smile was the 2006 debut single of which singer? (4, 5)
12 The name of which painting precedes Smile in the title of a film starring Julia Roberts? (4, 4)
WHILE
13 Which musical instrument completes the title of the song by The Beatles, While My … Gently Weeps? (6)
14 Let’s Wait Awhile was a 1987 single by which US singer? (5, 7) 15 Which actress starred in the 1995 romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping? (6, 7)