Quiz Kids (magazine)


Quiz Kids is a children's puzzle magazine. Launched in 1987, it is the longest-running magazine of this genre. Based in the UK, each issue comprises crosswords, dot-to-dots, spot the differences, word searches, and various other challenges created for children aged 7–12. The puzzles are created specially for the magazine, in line with the guidelines of the UK's National Curriculum. Quiz Kids is published every 2nd Month. It is also published in New Zealand.

Characters

The plots in Quiz Kids centre around the adventures of five main characters: Bee, Simon, Mutt, Paws and Streetwise. Each issue, the Quizkids embark on a new adventure, and must use their puzzle-solving skills to achieve their goals.
Secondary characters who occasionally feature in the magazine to help the Quizkids include Tom Boffin, and Spider and Dewie.

Book

A companion book, The Puzzler Quiz Kids Adventures was released by Carlton Books in May 2006. The book comprised five Quiz Kids stories: "Jungle Adventure", "Quiz Kids and the Black Shark", "Animal Farm Adventure", "Quiz Kids Adventure Camp" and "Quiz Kids Funfair Adventure".