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4 August 2008

Books Alive competition winners

Thanks to everyone who entered the Life Matters Books Alive competition.

These are the correct answers:

Monday - what is the name of the police sergeant in Leah Giarratano's books?
Answer: Jill Jackson

Tuesday - who was Shashi Tharoor's boyhood cricket idol?
Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

Wednesday - what is the name for a group of toads?
Answer: A Knot

Thursday - what was the nickname of the McInnes family lawnmower?
Answer: Fart'n'bastard

Friday - according Mark McCrindle's research, what were the most popular girls' and boys' names in 2007?
Answer: Jack and Ella

These are the lucky winners:

Jacinta Sinclair

Christine Harrison

Noel Scully

Susan Clarke

John Williams


Congratulations and thanks to everyone who listened so carefully to the show and sent in an entry.