The Twelve Quizzes of Christmas

(Hardback)

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Legendary quizmaster Frank Paul invites us into our favourite Christmas stories with a twist. Youll try to escape the devious traps set by a cold-blooded child genius, save Christmas from the vengeful monster Grod, and navigate the perils of a mysterious workshop with sinister plans. From conundrums told entirely in Seussian verse to inscrutable cryptic poems, Franks puzzles offer an anti-social alternative to all the revelry!

Reviews

'Frank Paul is a dazzling quizzer.'

-- Victoria Coren Mitchell

'The sultan of spoonerisms and the Aga Khan of anagrams.'

-- Alex Bellos, Guardian

'There is no other book, to my knowledge, like this one. It is weird and wonderful, bizarre and challenging and thrilling Frank Paul has created something that defies pigeon-holing one of the most rewarding books that you could read this year a quiz book to cherish.'

-- Gareth Kingston, All Things Quiz

'I urge you to enter Frank Pauls world, a more beautiful version of our own.'

-- Alan Connor, author of the Joy of Quiz

'Frank Pauls quizzes are always a devious, diverting delight. This is his magnum opus, a fascinating web of trickery, trivia, high and low culture woven with verve and wit.'

-- Stuart Maconie

'Twelve tales of charming complexity.'

-- Hugh Stephenson, Guardian crossword editor

Frank Paul is an extremely impressive chap and a dazzling quizzer. Victoria Coren Mitchell, presenter ofOnly Connect

The love child of Only Connect and Mastermind, born in Discworld.

-- Lisa Thiel, Egghead

'It's brilliant. There is no more perfect book for the more discerning quizzer.'

-- Emma Kennedy

'It's like a brilliant escape room had a baby with a cryptic crossword.'

-- Darragh Ennis

'I've no idea what is going on in the world that is Frank Paul's brain. But I do enjoy holidaying there.'

-- The Enigmatist

Author Bio

Frank Paul is a fine artist and a superstar in the world of quizzes. He is the author of The Cryptic Pub Quiz. An Only Connect champion, he was proposed to by Victoria Coren Mitchell on TV. He lives in Cambridge where he runs the notoriously difficult Mill pub quiz.