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 answer.
The silver screen: nuns
1
What was the name of the novice nun played by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music? (5)
2 Which comedian co-starred with Eric Idle in the 1990 film Nuns on the Run? (6,8)
3 In which 1992 film did Whoopi Goldberg play a witness placed in a convent by the police for her own safety? (6,3)
Where in the world? Saints
4
In which European country is the resort of Saint-tropez? (6) 5 Who is the patron saint of Venice, after whom the city’s main square is named? (4)
6 St Paul is the capital of which US state? (9)
Monks 7
7 What was the title of the late 1960s television series starring Derek Nimmo as a novice monk called Dominic? (1,7)
8 Which British actor played the monk Silas in the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code? (4,7)
9 I’m a Believer, composed by Neil Diamond, was a 1960s hit for which group? (3,7)
Vicars
10
What was the first name of Dawn French’s character in the TV series The Vicar of Dibley? (9)
11 Which Agatha Christie sleuth, previously introduced in a short story, featured in a fulllength novel for the first time in Murder at the Vicarage? (4,6) 12 Which Premier League football team has had Vicarage Road as its home ground since 1922? (7)
Deans
13
What is the name of Christopher Dean’s long-term ice dancing partner? (5,7)
14 Which famous girls’ school, established in the 19th century, lies on the outskirts of Brighton in East Sussex? (7)
15 What is the first name of Letitia Dean’s Eastenders character? (6)