The Official Quiz Book
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INTRODUCTION
Thanks for buying the book! It’s now time to see how clever you are compared to the rest of the country. Are you in the top 50%? The top 10%? Or even the top 1%? If you don’t think you are very good at quizzes, fear not. Because here’s the thing with this show and these questions: it doesn’t matter if you are eight or eighty, if you are the sort of person who was top of your class or if school wasn’t really your thing. These questions don’t test what you know but are about how your brain actually works. Our questions test logic and common sense, so everyone has an equal chance at getting them right. When it comes to quiz questions, this show is a great leveller.
The 1% Club is now a big Saturday night show on ITV but it all started one lunchtime in our office whilst eating our sandwiches! We’re Dean Nabarro and Andy Auerbach, and we run a TV production company together, and whilst having our lunch one day we saw a headline in a newspaper which said ‘You need an IQ of over 150 to answer these questions’. They were the sort of things where you had to spot the badger in the woods or see if you can somehow find the only number 6 among a thousand 9’s. We were properly competitive and the feeling of smug satisfaction was overwhelming when one of us could get the answer and the other couldn’t. Then one day we saw a question neither of us could get right. It was a brainteaser – a question that looked like it was a maths equation. We both showed it to our respective families when we got home and Dean’s 12-year-old son realized it wasn’t actually a maths equation and was a puzzle and got the answer in under ten seconds. It was an epiphany – here was a question that a 12-year-old could answer within seconds but
neither of us could figure out no matter how much time we had. And that’s what got us thinking about a quiz show that everyone could play and anyone could potentially win. But instead of ranking people according to their IQ, imagine a show where we knew exactly what percentage of the country could answer a particular brainteaser. We could start with an easy question that 90% of the country could get right, then ask an 80%, question, then a 70% question and so on – all the way down to a question that only 1% could get right. And so The 1% Club was born.
After lots of development with the brilliant team at ITV, we launched the game in the UK in April 2022 with the amazingly quick-witted and funny Lee Mack hosting 100 contestants, all starting each game hoping to get all the way to the 1% question and win £100,000.
At the time of writing this, the show on ITV has now had three hugely successful series, with a fourth and fifth on the way. There are also versions of the show in lots of other countries around the world. It’s been genuinely fantastic to watch it all unfold and to know that the story is similar wherever people play it: families, friends, colleagues all seem to love watching together and seeing how they get on compared to each other but also compared to the rest of their respective countries.
We’re delighted to now be bringing you the very first quiz book of games for you to play at home with your friends and family. And just like on the TV show, every question in this book has been tested on a big survey of the country to see what percentage it is.
So get competitive, get thinking, and see if you can join The 1% Club. Good luck!
Dean and Andy x
HOW TO PLAY
Each game has 15 questions that get progressively harder, starting with a question that 90% of the country can answer, down to a question that only 1% of the country can answer. Just like in the TV show, we sent all the questions within the book to be surveyed by a large cross section of Britain. So you can rest assured that if you are able to answer the 1% questions within the book, you are officially a member of The 1% Club! Whether you are playing by yourself or with friends and family, get your timer ready so that you can set a 30-second time limit for each question. When they are tested in our surveys, people get 30 seconds to answer – so that’s the best way to play them.
There are 15 questions per game, the first one 90% of the country can answer, the second 80% of the country can answer, and so on, down to the final question which only 1% of the country can answer. Obviously don’t look until you’ve tried the question, but all answers and explanations are given at the end of each game – so you can check and see how you did.
It’s pretty easy to play if you want to do it like the TV show. If you are playing in a group, then you can choose one person per game to the be the quiz host to read out each question, then hold up the book to show the page to the players for them to look at the clues, set the timer for 30 seconds, and away you go. If you want to play it really seriously then we recommend each player writes their answers down. The quiz host can ask each player to give their answer and verify these against the answers given at the end of each game. If players get it wrong, they’re out of the game. The person left in at the end of each game, whether they make it to the 1%
question or not, is the winner. And by getting the furthest they get the bragging rights and the chance to answer the 1% Club question.
There are 30 games in this book, so there’s loads of chances to test yourself however your prefer to play –whether it’s like the TV show or whether it is by yourself having at a go at each question.
Have fun!
THE GAMES
GAME 1
This sheet of paper has been folded in half along the dotted line. If I cut along the solid line, what shape will I get when the paper is unfolded?
Which picture must be added so that all pairs are complete?
Q3
You are choosing a new PIN for your bank account. Two digits must be the same and all four digits must add up to an even number. Which of these would be accepted as your new PIN? 70 % Which letter should replace the asterisk?
Q5
These 3 face-down cards are the ace of spades, the ace of hearts and the ace of clubs. Knowing that the ace of hearts is not right next to the ace of clubs and that the ace of hearts is not in C, where is the ace of spades?
When written out in words, how many times does the letter ʻEʼ appear in the numbers 1 to 10 inclusive?
Q7
What is the missing word in this sequence? Kevin, Aisha and Osman take off their socks and shoes to go on a bouncy castle. In a mix-up afterwards, no one ends up with their own socks or shoes. If the person wearing Kevinʼs shoes also has Aishaʼs socks, who is wearing Osmanʼs shoes?
Three of these four words share an unusual connection. Which is the odd one out?
Logically, which of these is the odd one out?
How many triangles are in this image? Which of these times does not have the same pattern as the others?
Q13
10 %
Which option replaces the question mark in the next sentence?
Edna and Enidʼs birthdays are on the 8th and 10th of April and Jenʼs birthday falls on the 19th of October, therefore Amirʼs birthday must be the ? of January 9th 17th 28th 31st
Q14
5 %
30
Lin needs to move this tower from the first peg to the last peg. She can only move one disc at a time and can only stack smaller discs on larger discs. What is the fewest number of moves required?
Q15
Q15 1%
What is the solution to this problem? If . . . 1 + 2 = 6 and . . . 3 + 4 = 9 and . . . 5 + 6 = 7 then 7 + 8 = ?
ANSWERS TO GAME X ON PAGE XX
ANSWERS TO GAME 1 14
ANSWERS
GAME 1
Q1 90% C
The unfolded rabbit will be completely symmetrical and its ears will be the same shape.
Q2 80% CLOCK
The clock is missing its pair.
Q3 70% D – 4033
4 + 0 + 3 + 3 is 10 which is even and it contains two 3s.
Q4 60% T
The lighter letters spell LIGHT and the darker letters spell SHADE.
Q5 50% B
The ace of hearts is not C and it’s not right next to the ace of clubs so it must be A with the ace of clubs as C. This means the ace of spades must be B.
Q6 45% 9
There are 9 Es - onE, thrEE, fivE, sEvEn, Eight, ninE, tEn.
Q7 40% A – BATTLES
Rearrange the letters of the previous word and add a new letter to make the next word. BATTLES is the word that fits between LATEST and SEATBELT.
Q8 35% B – Aisha
The person in Kevin’s shoes and Aisha’s socks can only be Osman and since Aisha can’t be in her own shoes she must be wearing Osman’s.
Q9 30% B – STRENGTH
Three of the words contain all five vowels. STRENGTH only contains one.
Q10 25% B
B is the only sentence where the first letters of each word are not in alphabetical order.
Q11 20% 8
Q12 15% A – 02:12am
In a 24-hour time format the first two digits match the last two digits: 06:06, 16:16, 20:20 but 02:12am does not.
Q13 10% C – 28th
8th is the 8th word in the sentence. 10th is 10th and 15th is 15th. ? is in the 28th place in the sentence.
Q14 5% 7
Move the C to the end and B to the middle. Then move the C on top of B. Move A to the end and C back to the first peg. Put B on A and finally move C.
Q15 1% 10
The number of letters in each number when spelled out solves the sum. So ONE + TWO = 6 letters, THREE + FOUR = 9 letters etc, so SEVEN + EIGHT = 10 letters.
GAME 2
What word do these letters spell if they are arranged in HEIGHT order from tallest to shortest?
If I pull on both ends of each rope, which one will tie a knot? T H G I H E
How often does ten appear anywhere in this sentence? Which figure is not like the others?
Which of these numbers appears to be the odd one out on this digital clock face?
30 Q5 50 % 30 Q6 45 %
4 5 6 7
Here is Zaraʼs reflection in a mirror. Is she touching her face with her right hand or left hand?
Which of these is NOT an anagram of ONE PERCENT? What number replaces the asterisk?
Which button do you click to unsubscribe from this email list?
If you would like to opt-out of the unsubscribing process donʼt click yes.
Straight-shooting Sandy has created a word game using lettered tiles with point values. The game values each letter using a patented system. What is the value of F? 15 % 30 Q12 30 Q11
Only one of these letters has an even-numbered position in the English alphabet. Which is it?
M S I Y K T C U G
Q13 10 %
30
Christian Catton and his brother Atticus are at a cafe. For every C that appears in their names they order a coffee and for every T they order a tea. How many cups does the waitress bring them?
Q14
5 %
30
In seven days Sibyl celebrates her seventy-seventh birthday. Every year since her birth she has received a cake decorated with her age. How many sevens have adorned Sibylʼs cakes so far?
If Katie unlocks her phone with the code 1120 and Ivy uses the code 0922, then what 4-digit code does Ellie use?
ANSWERS TO GAME X ON PAGE XX
ANSWERS TO GAME 2 ON PAGE 24
ANSWERS
GAME X
GAME 2
Q1 90% HEIGHT
In height order from tallest to shortest the letters spell HEIGHT.
Q2 80% B
The only rope with ends that pass through the loops is B.
Q3 70% 3
how ofTEN does TEN appear anywhere in this senTENce = 3 times.
Q4 60% C
C is the reverse of the other shapes.
Q5 50% D – 7
7 is the only number which doesn’t have the same number of lines as its value.
Q6 45% RIGHT
The image of everything in front of the mirror is reflected backward. Nothing is switching left to right or up-down.
Q7 40% C
PET CORONET has an extra O and an extra T and needs an extra E and an extra N to be an anagram of ONE PERCENT.
Q8 35% 16
The number of sides on each shape are multiplied together.
Q9 30% YES
Don’t click YES to stop unsubscribing. So click YES to continue unsubscribing.
Q10 25% 66
There are 4 branches of 15 cubes each and a central pillar of 6 cubes = 66.
Q11 20% T
M S I Y K T C U G – S, T and U are consecutive so the answer can only be T. T is the 20th letter of the alphabet.
Q12 15% 3
The value of each tile equals how many straight lines make up the letter, so F = 3.
Q13 10% 11
There are 4 Cs and 7 Ts in ChrisTian CaTTon and aTTiCus CaTTon so 11 in total.
Q14 5% 14
7 has appeared 14 times - 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76.
Q15 1% 1205
The codes are based on the letters the names sound like and their position in the alphabet. Katie = KT = 1120. Ivy = IV = 0922. Ellie = LE = because L is the 12th letter of the alphabet and E is the 5th.
GAME 3
The line next to which letter contains an intruder?
Which animal is winking with their right eye?
%
If 7 + 3 = October and 9 – 4 = May, what is 5 + 2?
%
How many words in the following sentence are doing what they are describing?
CAPITALIZED, bold, ITALICS, lowercase, LOWERCASE, underlined, capitalized, italics, UNDERLINED, italics, BOLD, BOLD, lowercase, UNDERLINED, capitalized, italics, bold, capitalized, bold, lowercase
50 %
If you rotate this image 90 degrees anti-clockwise, how many Aʼs are the right way up? 30 Q5
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
What five-letter food appears in the following sentence?
Gino first learned how to cook with his Grandpa Stanley when he was nine years old. 45 % 30