Christmas and New Year TV and Puzzle Guide 2019

PUZZLE 8

Each question has four possible answers and is worth from one to 15 points. Circle your chosen answers and keep a record of your points total. Maximum total points 120. QUESTION 1 – for 1 point: THE ACCUMULATOR QUIZ

QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: Which of these Alpine passes connects Austria with Italy? A Bernina B St Gotthard C Simplon D Brenner QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: Who was the defeated Republican candidate in the 2012 US presidential election? A Newt Gingrich B Mitt Romney C Sarah Palin D John McCain QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: Which is the highest of these military ranks? A Lieutenant-General B General C Brigadier D Major-General QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: What was the surname of the gamekeeper in D.H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover? A Myers B Meadows C Mellors D Masters QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: What is a piddock? A A rock-boring mollusc B A frame used for weaving lace C A tool for unpicking rope D A pie funnel QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: Which country will be hosting the 2020 Olympic Games? A Madrid B Rome C Istanbul D Tokyo

What unusual anatomical feature was possessed by the Star Trek character Mr Spock? A Red eyes B Blue lips C Five fingers but no thumb D Pointed ears QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: What is traditionally awarded to a team which comes last in a competition? A A wooden spoon B A paper cup C The bill for the winners’ drinks D A pair of spectacles QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: Who recorded the successful album Bat Out Of Hell? A Meat Loaf B Madness C Men at Work D Metallica QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: Which bird was pictured on the last issue of British farthings? A Robin B Wren C Owl D Swallow QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: Which of these Australian animals is a marsupial? A Platypus B Koala C Echidna D Dingo QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: Who voiced the part of the bear Paddington in the 2014 comedy film of the same name? A Rupert Grint B Hugh Bonneville

Golfer Tiger Woods. See Question 8

QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: Which character in Dad’s Army was played by

Bill Pertwee? A The vicar

B The ARP warden C Verger Yateman D Private Godfrey QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: In which year did Tiger Woods last win one of golf’s four major championships? A 2008 B 2009 C 2010 D 2011 QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: Which vegetable has the varieties Kelvedon Wonder, Meteor and Little Marvel? A Potato B Pea C Carrot D Leek

C Ben Whishaw D Michael Palin

Box Clever

PUZZLE 9

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Fill each 6 x 6 grid with as many boxes as there are numbers printed in the grid. Each box must be either square or rectangular and must contain just one of the numbers. The numbers show how many squares there should be in each box.

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