Congratulations to Taz Connor of Galway the winner of the October Quizzy Heights Monthly Prize Quiz. Click on Monthly prize quiz link on home page for November prize quiz. Below are the questions and answers for the October Quiz


1 Which 19th century novel featured 27 illustrations on wood by George Cruikshank?

Answer-Uncle Tom’s Cabin


2 What six words provide a connection between Switzerland and the Three Musketeers?

Answer- Same motto i.e. One for all, all for one


3 In which TV series was KAOS the nemesis of CONTROL?

Answer- Get Smart


4 Who divorced Jill Tavelman in 1996??

Answer- Phil Collins


5 Which puppet had a chart hit with Awesome Dood in 1990?

Answer- Ed the Duck


6 Which breed of dog is named after the largest estuary in the USA?

Answer- Chesapeake Bay Retriever


7 In a popular sitcom which actress played Captain Nirvana of the Necrotons?

Answer- Raquel Welch in Mork and Mindy


8 By what nickname is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington otherwise known?

Answer- Nearly Headless Nick


9 Where is Peter Pan sandwiched by Davy Crockett and Elvis Presley?

Answer- In the lyrics of the song We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel


10 The exterior shots of which sitcom were filmed in Lister Avenue?

Answer- Open All Hours


11 Which famous poem is the subject of a statue in Watchet Harbour, Somerset?

Answer- Rime of the Ancient Mariner


12 In what context did an ungulate sell a ring to a stringiforme and a felis silvetris catus?

Answer- In the poem the Owl and the Pussycat-