17-Aug-2023 Theme: 'Grub'

(1) What do witjuti (‘witchetty’) grubs turn into after they pupate?

Answer: Moths.

(2) Mr Gruber is the elderly owner of an antique shop on Portobello Road in which children’s book series? (bonus: which country is Mr Gruber originally from).

Answer: Paddington (bonus: Hungary).

(3) What are ‘mulligrubs’?

Answer: Feelings of despondency, or sickness.

(4) In the 1990s children TV series Mulligrubs, what memorable role was played by actress Diana Kidd?

Answer: The disembodied face.

(5) Which of the following is not a definition of ‘to grub’ (a) to dig (b) to scrounge (c) to erase (d) to slog (e) to search.

Answer: (c) to erase.

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