What animal's name means 'riverhorse'? During which war did Anne Frank write her diary while living in the attic of a house in Amsterdam? For the answers check out this new edition of The Whiz Quiz Book. Compiled by members of the National Parents Council (NPC) to meet persistent demands from parents of primary-school children, it is a unique project. Teachers, children and parents worked together to write it. Questions on a wide range of subjects sport, music, history are laid out in game format. Each game is ten rounds of ten questions. A round is made up of a good mix of questions so a round or a game can be a quiz on its own. With 1,000 questions, this book offers endless scope and variety for parents, teachers and children to use free time gainfully and enjoyably.

National Parents Council Primary (NPC) is the nation-wide organisation representing parents of children attending early and primary education.