Easter Puzzle Time 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: In which children’s TV series did Ant and Dec make their TV debut? QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: For what are the caves at Lascaux, France, famous? THE ACCUMULATOR QUIZ

A Having the world’s largest stalagmite B The storing of vintage champagne

A Grange Hill B Byker Grove C Tucker’s Luck D The Demon Headmaster

C Prehistoric wall paintings D The production of truffles

QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: Who preceded Theresa May as Home Secretary?

QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: Which is the only bird that can fly backwards? A Kestrel B Swift C Hummingbird D Tern QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: Which film won the greatest number of Oscars at the 2014 ceremony?

A Jacqui Smith B Alan Johnson C Harriet Harman D David Blunkett

QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: At which independent school was Princess Anne educated? A Benenden School B Cheltenham Ladies’ College C Roedean School D Malvern Girls’ College QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: Which common domestic item contains a magnetron? A A mobile phone

Princess Anne. See Question 12

A American Hustle B 12 Years A Slave C Dallas Buyers Club D Gravity

QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: Which of these knighted actors played the part of the butler to Dudley Moore in the film Arthur? A Ralph Richardson B John Gielgud C John Mills D Richard Attenborough

QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: Which of these literary characters was known for wearing a deerstalker hat? A Sherlock Holmes B James Bond C The Saint D Inspector Maigret

B An electricity meter C A vacuum cleaner D A microwave oven

QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: What is a cinquefoil? A A fort built in the sea B A flowering plant C A sword used in fencing D A five-sided church tower

QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: What is measured in curies? A Strength of chillies B Height of horses C Level of radioactivity D Frequency of musical notes

QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: What nationality was the revolutionary leader

Che Guevara? A Argentinian B Cuban C Mexican D Colombian

QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: Which of these ships was captained by the literary character Para Handy? A The Maid of the Isles

QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: Which is the most southerly national capital city in the world? A Wellington B Buenos Aires C Canberra D Cape Town

QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: The Stanley Cup is contested in which sport? A Snooker

B The Black Swan C The Vital Spark D The Puffin

B Ice Hockey C Badminton D Polo

Box Clever

PUZZLE 9

PUZZLE 10

PUZZLE 11

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4

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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.

5

2 3

2 4

2

2 6 3 6

2

6

2 6

10

3

2 2

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8

3

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