New book cover
When Richard Osman announced he would be publishing a new book he wrote a quiz. The fans went wild.
Being a Boxall means being a Quiz Master - we love quizzes! Family quizzes are a big part of every Boxall celebration (even weddings) and I thought to myself, 'If Richard Osman can do a quiz, so can I!'
So here is my quiz à la Richard Osman. I hope you like it.
(answers at the bottom of the page)
PART ONE: THE TITLE REVEAL
Most people, when they publish a book, like do a dramatic Cover Reveal. Well I'm going to do a Title Reveal because my cover design is no secret - I've been using parts of it in all my social media for a while.
ANAGRAMS
To give you a clue, the title is five words long and the whole thing is an anagram of all of the following - give it a go, it took me ages!
Any Wholehearted Finch Can Ruin
He Can Unify a Netherworld Chain
Find An Unholy Earthenware Chic
If you work it out from one of those, you’re a genius!
SONG TITLES
The gaps in these five song titles will give you the five words in the title, but not in order.
SHAPE -- YOU – ED SHEERAN
-------CHUTNEY – PREM JOSHUA (this is tricky, it’s a city in India beginning Ch)
THE ------- TRAIN – VERNON DALHART
--- GREATEST SHOW – HUGH JACKMAN
NAUGHTY -------- FROM MATILDA
LANGUAGES
Here is the title in three different languages. I should point out that I have put the title through Google Translate, so it may not be strictly accurate.
WELSH: PLANT FFO CHENNAI
DUTCH: DE WEGGELOPEN KINDEREN VAN CHENNAI
FRENCH: LES ENFANTS FUGUEURS DE CHENNAI
CHILDREN'S BOOK TITLES beginning with THE
The word ‘The’ is a great way to start a book title.
Can you name these much-loved children's books and their authors?
(Try this round on any children you might know - you might be shocked at how few they know. Apologies to all those clever children who do know!)
1. The T_ _ _ _ by Roald D_ _ _
2. The S_ _ _ _ _ G_ _ _ _ _ by Frances Hodgson B_ _ _ _ _ _
3. The F_ _ _ _ _ F_ _ _ by Enid B_ _ _ _ _
4. The G_ _ _ _ _ _ _ by Julia D_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. The R_ _ _ _ _ _ C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ by Edith N_ _ _ _ _
6. The H_ _ _ _ at P_ _ _ C_ _ _ _ _ by A.A. M_ _ _ _
7. The L_ _ _, the W_ _ _ _ and the W_ _ _ _ _ _ _ by CS L_ _ _ _
8. The S_ _ _ _ _ _ by Raymond B_ _ _ _ _
9. The L_ _ _ _ _ M_ _ _ _ _ _ by Hans Christian A_ _ _ _ _ _ _
10. The T_ _ _ of P_ _ _ _ R_ _ _ _ _ by Beatrix P_ _ _ _ _
Bonus Point:
The R______ C_______ of C______ by Caroline B_____
Brilliant work - well done!
That's all for now, but make sure you're signed up and ready for next week's quiz.
Answers:
ANAGRAMS: The Runaway Children of Chennai (all 3 answers)
S|ONG TITLES: OF, CHENNAI, RUNAWAY, THE, CHILDREN
LANGUAGES: The Runaway Children of Chennai (all 3 answers)
CHILDREN'S BOOK TITLES: TWITS - DAHL, SECRET GARDEN - BURNETT, FAMOUS FIVE - BLYTON, GRUFFALO - DONALDSON, RAILWAY CHILDREN - NESBITT, HOUSE POOH CORNER - MILNE, LION WITCH WARDROBE - LEWIS, SNOWMAN - BRIGGS, LITTLE MERMAID - ANDERSEN, TALES PETER RABBIT - POTTER. Bonus: RAILWAY CHILDREN CHENNAI - BOXALL