It's time for another brain-teasing Sunday quiz, courtesy of InYourArea. This week's edition will test your knowledge of the natural world and literary classics, alongside some tricky cryptic clues.
Animal Kingdom Conundrums
The first section of the quiz focuses on creatures great and small. Can you identify what type of animal an Agouti is? Do you know which bird earned the nickname "Laughing Jackass"? The questions probe into animal behaviour, collective nouns, and native British species. For instance, you'll be asked to name the largest land mammal and the largest land predator native to the UK. Latin names also feature, challenging you to match Corvus Corax and Meles Meles to their common British counterparts.
Literary Legends and Lore
The literature segment delves into fantasy epics, Nobel laureates, and beloved children's tales. You might need to recall who penned the intricate Book of the New Sun series, or which British woman made history by winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. From the pages of the Bible to the works of Dr. Seuss and the mischievous Horrid Henry, this section is a celebration of storytelling.
Last Week's Solutions Revealed
For those who tackled the previous quiz, the answers for December 6 are now available. The general knowledge round covered topics from Flintstones trivia to the origins of Kimchi. The cryptic section posed a particular challenge: all answers had six letters, and you had to change one letter in the first answer to find the second. For example, the "risk associated with a wardrobe accessory" was Danger, which then became Hanger.
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