Author Archives: Tim

This week… What was the name of the monkey that accompanied Barney in the various mystery and adventure stories by Enid Blyton? Answer to last week’s Teaser… The next line is “Beside me singing in the Wilderness.” share: Blog this! … Continue reading →

This week… How well do you know the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam? Can you complete the following? Here with a loaf of bread beneath the bough, A flask of wine, a book of verse – and thou ……. Answer to … Continue reading →

This week… Ronald Searle was born in which university city? 1)  Bath 2)  Cambridge 3)  Canterbury 4)  Oxford Answer to last week’s Teaser… In Roald Dahl’s story Matilda’s surname is… Wormwood. share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post … Continue reading →

This week… In the book Matilda, by Roald Dahl, what is Matilda’s surname? 1)  Beauregarde 2)  Trotter 3)   Trunchbull 4)  Wormwood Answer to last week’s Teaser… Two Gallant Sons of Devon was by Harry Collingwood, not G.A. Henty. share: Blog … Continue reading →

This week… Which of the following titles is NOT a story by G.A. Henty? 1)  Redskin and Cowboy 2)  Two Gallant Sons of Devon 3)  Bonnie Prince Charlie 4)  The Cat of Bubastes Answer to last week’s Teaser… Picture A … Continue reading →

This week… Can you match the breed of dog with their images below? 1)  Lhasa Apsos 2)  Borzoi 3)  Bichon Frise 4)  Samoyed Answer to last week’s Teaser… Biggles foils the gold thieves in Biggles Works It Out. share: Blog … Continue reading →

This week… In which Biggles story does the hero foil a group of international criminals that had disguised stolen gold as sacks of fertiliser? a)  Biggles in the Blue b)  Biggles Works It Out c)  Biggles Flies East d)  Biggles … Continue reading →

After a brief interruption due to the holiday period, Tim’s Teaser returns this week! In John Le Carre’s thriller Smiley’s People, by which method does Karla ‘come over’ to the West? a)  In a railway wagon b)  By boat c)  … Continue reading →