Книга - 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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CONTENTS

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Title Page (#u9cd3f0ed-c2be-5e87-b4cc-26be3378efa5)

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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

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Q&A to Quiz 3

Q&A to Quiz 4

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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

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Q&A to Quiz 12

Q&A to Quiz 13

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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

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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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