The prize quiz


This week's quizmaster is Ian Rankin, author of the UK's most successful crime fiction series, the Inspector Rebus novels. His books deal with Scotland past and present, its history, culture and politics. Rebus himself is a hard-drinking lover of rock music. The questions this week will reflect the above. Inspector Rebus next appears in A Question of Blood, published by Orion on 28 August

A1 A rebus is:

a) A type of gun
b) A picture puzzle
c) An avuncular character
d) An animal

A2 The maiden name of U2 singer Bono's mother is:

a) Rebus
b) Rankin
c) O'Shea
d) Bono

A3 The population of Edinburgh is:

a) Not buying a round
b) Around a million
c) Evacuating prior to the festival
d) Around 500,000

A4 Raymond Chandler's first published crime story was:

a) Bad Guys Don't Dance
b) Readers Don't Matter
c) Blackmailers Don't Shoot
d) Dead Clients Don't Pay

A5 Napier of Merchiston invented logarithms to help:

a) Calculate the date of the Apocalypse
b) Calculate the date of Christ's birth
c) Provide secure codes for government spies
d) Befuddle the of school pupils

· Entries must reach Prize Quiz, The Guardian, 119 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3ER by Wednesday August 6. The winner will be notified by August 8. One entry per person. No purchase necessary. The daily online news quiz is at:

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