LOCKDOWN SPECIAL
ADVICE FROM H.M. GOVERNMENT: This quiz is not meant to be taken seriously and points can be awarded for FUNNY answers rather than correct ones.
Round 1: Warm-Up
{Correct answers required here}
Q1: Which crime writers have the middle names?
a) Dover
b) Thornton
c) Louise (married name Carter)
Q2: Name these two crime writers:
Q3: And now name these three:
Q4: Which pub are these two crime writers in?
Q5: What is philosophically wrong with this French paperback?
Round 2: Getting Silly
{Correct answers not necessary. Funny answers preferred}
Suggest suitably silly titles for these crime novels. (A bonus point for adding the real one, though remember: nobody likes a swot.)
2a
2b
2c
2d
2e
2f
Round 3: Sillier
Supply English translations for these two titles.
3a
3b
ANSWERS to Crimefest (Lockdown Cluedo). The winner will receive a signed copy of Mr Campion’s Séance by Mike Ripley. {Warning: unsigned copies may be more valuable.} Entries will be judged by a democratically elected panel of one and my decision is final, though open to bribery…