The questions
1 Who was the first person to renounce a hereditary peerage?
2 Which country introduced a solidarity tax in 1991?
3 The Monstera deliciosa plant is better known by what name?
4 Which marsupial sleeps for up to 22 hours a day?
5 What does the Dutch sport of fierljeppen involve?
6 Which group lived at No Fixed Abode, Cricklewood?
7 Which island is separated from the UK mainland by the Minch?
8 In 1973, which film won eight Oscars, but not Best Picture?
What links:
9 HMS Devastation; three-masted ship; kitchen utensils; white swan?
10 Dede Allen; Anne V Coates; Sally Menke; Thelma Schoonmaker?
11 Italy (pink); France (yellow); Spain (red)?
12 Apache; Telstar; Albatross; Eye Level; Mouldy Old Dough?
13 Bronson; Freida; Roly; Wellard; Willy?
14 The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane; The Adventure of the Speckled Band; Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
15 George Harrison’s and Sadiq Khan’s fathers; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s mother?
The answers
1 Tony Benn.
2 Germany (to pay for reunification costs).
3 Swiss cheese plant.
4 Koala.
5 Pole vaulting over canals/waterways.
6 The Goodies.
7 Lewis and Harris.
8 Cabaret.
9 Images on matchboxes: England’s Glory; Ship; Cook’s; Swan Vestas.
10 Female film editors.
11 Leader’s jerseys in cycling tours.
12 Instrumental No 1 singles: the Shadows; the Tornados; Fleetwood Mac; Simon Park Orchestra; Lieutenant Pigeon.
13 Dogs in EastEnders.
14 Story titles based on character’s dying words: Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes) – first two; Agatha Christie.
15 Bus drivers.
