Long-serving member Ann Pattison is our resident Quiz Master, and she’s put together a big quiz to keep you entertained during quarantine. The questions are below, and there’s a link to download the answers in a PDF at the very end. There’s one point for each correct answer, and we’re trusting you not to use the internet or other reference materials to find the answers.
Good luck – and let us know how you get on by posting your score in the comments!
Writers’ Quiz, March/April 2020
Round 1: -ologies
- What is dendrochronology?
- What is etymology?
- What is a tautology?
- What is phrenology?
- What is epistemology?
- What is philology?
- What is horology?
- What is gerontology?
- What is graphology?
- What is mycology?
Round 2: Around Britain
- Where would you find a town called Tobermory?
- What is the most Easterly city in England?
- Where is Ibrox Stadium?
- Which city is the poet Philip Larkin associated with?
- Where in London can you find a statue of John Betjeman?
- Whose statue can you find at Paddington station?
- Which university is named after a famous engineer and railway builder?
- What is the national flower of Scotland?
- Where is the oldest film studio in the world?
- What type of festival is held every year in Hay-on-Wye?
Round 3: Poetry and books
- Who wrote The Tiger who Came to Tea?
- Who created the detective Jack Reacher?
- Who sometimes uses the pen-name Robert Galbraith?
- Who wrote the poem that begins “When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail?”
- Names one of the two books that recently shared the Booker Prize?
- Complete the title of David Walliams new children’s book “The Beast of …..”?
- Who is the poet laureate?
- What was the name of Sherlock Holmes older brother?
- Which very well known 20th Century poet wrote recollections of a child’s Christmas?
- Which children’s book about four American sisters has just been recreated on film and who wrote it?
Round 4: Entertainment and Sport
- Which popular Netflix series has caused further embarrassment for a certain family?
- Who played the first ever female Doctor Who?
- Which local theatre has just reopened?
- Which popular musical based on a popular children’s film has just been revived in London?
- Who won the 2019 Great British Bakeoff? (First name only will do)
- How were the 2012 winning Olympic athletes commemorated locally?
- Which country beat England in the Rugby World Cup this year?
- Where was it held?
- Who made a brilliant debut for the England team in the 2019 Cricket World Cup?
- Which football team does Jurgen Klopp manage?
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