BBC Radio 4 Brain of Britain Ultimate Quiz Book
BBC Radio 4 Brain of Britain Ultimate Quiz Book
Russell Davies
Pit your wits against some of the brightest minds in Britain by taking up the challenge of this ultimate quiz of 2000 questions from the Brain of Britain archives.Brain of Britain is the longest-running of all the broadcast quiz shows open to the public in Britain. With questions covering a wide range of general knowledge topics, let Russell Davies guide you through this challenging and entertaining set of 50 quizzes. Includes a fascinating history of the programme and the characters and stories that have made it so successful.In the appendix Russell offers a compelling account of the life of the programme’s German-born inventor and first question-setter John P. Wynn.
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Published by Collins
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First edition 2017
By arrangement with the BBC.
The BBC logo and Radio 4 logo are registered trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under licence.
BBC logo © 2005. BBC Radio 4 logo © 2011
Questions and Answers © 2017 BBC
Introduction and Appendix © 2017 Russell Davies
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The contents of this publication are believed correct at the time of printing. Nevertheless the publisher can accept no responsibility for errors or omissions, changes in the detail given or for any expense or loss thereby caused.
HarperCollins does not warrant that any website mentioned in this title will be provided uninterrupted, that any website will be error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. For full terms and conditions please refer to the site terms provided on the website.
eBook Edition © October 2017 ISBN 978-0-00-825331-8
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CONTENTS
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Title Page (#u9cd3f0ed-c2be-5e87-b4cc-26be3378efa5)
Copyright (#ulink_3c077187-951f-5272-96ac-f180ca743572)
Introduction (#ulink_7bd0a6a1-a99d-508f-85df-fb361d6ab2fe)
Puzzles
Mild
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Quiz 4
Quiz 5
Quiz 6
Quiz 7
Quiz 8
Quiz 9
Quiz 10
Moderate
Quiz 11
Quiz 12
Quiz 13
Quiz 14
Quiz 15
Quiz 16
Quiz 17
Quiz 18
Quiz 19
Quiz 20
Quiz 21
Quiz 22
Quiz 23
Quiz 24
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Quiz 28
Quiz 29
Quiz 30
Quiz 31
Quiz 32
Quiz 33
Quiz 34
Quiz 35
Quiz 36
Quiz 37
Quiz 38
Quiz 39
Quiz 40
Quiz 41
Quiz 42
Quiz 43
Quiz 44
Quiz 45
Tough
Quiz 46
Quiz 47
Quiz 48
Quiz 49
Quiz 50
Questions and Answers (Q&A) (#uf9d07cef-f7a0-501d-947b-c8797402b191)
Q&A to Quiz 1
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Q&A to Quiz 3
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Q&A to Quiz 25
Q&A to Quiz 26
Q&A to Quiz 27
Q&A to Quiz 28
Q&A to Quiz 29
Q&A to Quiz 30
Q&A to Quiz 31
Q&A to Quiz 32
Q&A to Quiz 33
Q&A to Quiz 34
Q&A to Quiz 35
Q&A to Quiz 36
Q&A to Quiz 37
Q&A to Quiz 38
Q&A to Quiz 39
Q&A to Quiz 40
Q&A to Quiz 41
Q&A to Quiz 42
Q&A to Quiz 43
Q&A to Quiz 44
Q&A to Quiz 45
Q&A to Quiz 46
Q&A to Quiz 47
Q&A to Quiz 48
Q&A to Quiz 49
Q&A to Quiz 50
Appendix
Acknowledgements
About the Publisher
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Russell Davies
Pit your wits against some of the brightest minds in Britain by taking up the challenge of this ultimate quiz of 2000 questions from the Brain of Britain archives.Brain of Britain is the longest-running of all the broadcast quiz shows open to the public in Britain. With questions covering a wide range of general knowledge topics, let Russell Davies guide you through this challenging and entertaining set of 50 quizzes. Includes a fascinating history of the programme and the characters and stories that have made it so successful.In the appendix Russell offers a compelling account of the life of the programme’s German-born inventor and first question-setter John P. Wynn.
COPYRIGHT (#ulink_1ebf52df-654e-551c-8d71-996a28029b58)
Published by Collins
An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Westerhill Road
Bishopbriggs
Glasgow G64 2QT
www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)
First edition 2017
By arrangement with the BBC.
The BBC logo and Radio 4 logo are registered trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under licence.
BBC logo © 2005. BBC Radio 4 logo © 2011
Questions and Answers © 2017 BBC
Introduction and Appendix © 2017 Russell Davies
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.
The contents of this publication are believed correct at the time of printing. Nevertheless the publisher can accept no responsibility for errors or omissions, changes in the detail given or for any expense or loss thereby caused.
HarperCollins does not warrant that any website mentioned in this title will be provided uninterrupted, that any website will be error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. For full terms and conditions please refer to the site terms provided on the website.
eBook Edition © October 2017 ISBN 978-0-00-825331-8
Version 2017-09-01
CONTENTS
Cover (#u978c53cb-2029-5041-9451-29d02ad02e28)
Title Page (#u9cd3f0ed-c2be-5e87-b4cc-26be3378efa5)
Copyright (#ulink_3c077187-951f-5272-96ac-f180ca743572)
Introduction (#ulink_7bd0a6a1-a99d-508f-85df-fb361d6ab2fe)
Puzzles
Mild
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Quiz 4
Quiz 5
Quiz 6
Quiz 7
Quiz 8
Quiz 9
Quiz 10
Moderate
Quiz 11
Quiz 12
Quiz 13
Quiz 14
Quiz 15
Quiz 16
Quiz 17
Quiz 18
Quiz 19
Quiz 20
Quiz 21
Quiz 22
Quiz 23
Quiz 24
Quiz 25
Quiz 26
Quiz 27
Quiz 28
Quiz 29
Quiz 30
Quiz 31
Quiz 32
Quiz 33
Quiz 34
Quiz 35
Quiz 36
Quiz 37
Quiz 38
Quiz 39
Quiz 40
Quiz 41
Quiz 42
Quiz 43
Quiz 44
Quiz 45
Tough
Quiz 46
Quiz 47
Quiz 48
Quiz 49
Quiz 50
Questions and Answers (Q&A) (#uf9d07cef-f7a0-501d-947b-c8797402b191)
Q&A to Quiz 1
Q&A to Quiz 2
Q&A to Quiz 3
Q&A to Quiz 4
Q&A to Quiz 5
Q&A to Quiz 6
Q&A to Quiz 7
Q&A to Quiz 8
Q&A to Quiz 9
Q&A to Quiz 10
Q&A to Quiz 11
Q&A to Quiz 12
Q&A to Quiz 13
Q&A to Quiz 14
Q&A to Quiz 15
Q&A to Quiz 16
Q&A to Quiz 17
Q&A to Quiz 18
Q&A to Quiz 19
Q&A to Quiz 20
Q&A to Quiz 21
Q&A to Quiz 22
Q&A to Quiz 23
Q&A to Quiz 24
Q&A to Quiz 25
Q&A to Quiz 26
Q&A to Quiz 27
Q&A to Quiz 28
Q&A to Quiz 29
Q&A to Quiz 30
Q&A to Quiz 31
Q&A to Quiz 32
Q&A to Quiz 33
Q&A to Quiz 34
Q&A to Quiz 35
Q&A to Quiz 36
Q&A to Quiz 37
Q&A to Quiz 38
Q&A to Quiz 39
Q&A to Quiz 40
Q&A to Quiz 41
Q&A to Quiz 42
Q&A to Quiz 43
Q&A to Quiz 44
Q&A to Quiz 45
Q&A to Quiz 46
Q&A to Quiz 47
Q&A to Quiz 48
Q&A to Quiz 49
Q&A to Quiz 50
Appendix
Acknowledgements
About the Publisher
Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».
Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию (https://www.litres.ru/russell-davies/bbc-radio-4-brain-of-britain-ultimate-quiz-book/) на ЛитРес.
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Russell Davies
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О книге: Pit your wits against some of the brightest minds in Britain by taking up the challenge of this ultimate quiz of 2000 questions from the Brain of Britain archives.Brain of Britain is the longest-running of all the broadcast quiz shows open to the public in Britain. With questions covering a wide range of general knowledge topics, let Russell Davies guide you through this challenging and entertaining set of 50 quizzes. Includes a fascinating history of the programme and the characters and stories that have made it so successful.In the appendix Russell offers a compelling account of the life of the programme’s German-born inventor and first question-setter John P. Wynn.