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. Which one?
The silver screen: Best
What animals are featured in the 2000 film Best in Show? (4) The 2011 film
2 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, starring Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith among others, was set in which country? (5)
3 Who plays the character of Julianne Potter in the 1997 film My Best Friend’s Wedding? (5,7)
Where in the world: West
4 What is the capital of the US state of West Virginia, which shares its name with a dance popular in the 1920s? (10)
5 Which famous Mount in South Dakota, carved with the faces of American presidents, features in the film North by Northwest? (8)
6 The market town of Oswestry lies in which English county? (10)
Crest
7 What type of creature 8 is a goldcrest? (4)
8 The 1980s TV series Falcon Crest was set in the wine-making region of which US state? (10)
9 Found in the ski resort of St Moritz, in which country is the famous toboggan track called the Cresta Run? (11)
Nest
10 Built as the central stadium for the 2008 Olympics, in which city is the Bird’s Nest? (7)
11Proverbially, what insect’s nest might be stirred up when uncovering information? (6)
12Who played Randle Patrick Mcmurphy in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, for which he won an Oscar? (4,9)
Pest
13 Pesto sauce, consisting primarily of pine nuts, basil, Parmesan cheese and garlic, originated in which country? (5)
14Caliban, Miranda and Prospero are characters that appear in which Shakespeare play? (3,7)
15The firm Anti-pesto featured in an animated film in 2005, run by which inventor and his dog Gromit? (7)
Fit 10 words into the grid so that each links with the end of the word on its left and the beginning of the one on the right. Then unscramble the letters in the shaded squares to make a word. Clue: A word used to describe a native of Scotland.