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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Thomas Eaton

What links Robert Downey Jr, Ted Hughes and Black Sabbath? The Saturday quiz

Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr arrive at the Bafta film awards 2024 at London's Royal Festival Hall. She wears a black suit, he wears a grey suit and is waving at the assembled press
Waiting for the stars to align for the Robert Downey Jr clue? Photograph: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA

The questions

1 Who was the first woman named as heir to the English throne?
2 What safety device is known as a “donkey’s back” in France?
3 Which Strictly champion is president of the British Board of Film Classification?
4 Grey and common, or harbour, are UK resident species of what?
5 Which former US president led an expedition into the Amazon?
6 “Out of the strong came forth sweetness” is written on tins of what?
7 Which venue opened in 2023 with a residency by U2?
8 In 45 years, Marion Tinsley lost only seven times at what game?
What links:
9
As; sestertius; denarius; aureus?
10 Brian; Gary; Speedy; Turbo?
11 Andouillette; baodu; chitlins; haggis; menudo; patsas?
12 Departure Lounge; The City & the City; 12 Rules for Life; My Life on a Plate?
13 Black Sabbath; Robert Downey Jr; Ted Hughes?
14 Lorenzo Da Ponte; Emanuel Schikaneder; Johann Gottlieb Stephanie?
15 Mammoth, Kentucky; Postojna, Slovenia; Son Doong, Vietnam; Three Counties, UK?

The answers

1 Matilda.
2 Speed bump (dos d’âne).
3 Natasha Kaplinsky.
4 Seal.
5 Teddy Roosevelt.
6 Lyle’s golden syrup.
7 Sphere, Las Vegas.
8 Draughts (checkers).
9 Roman coins of various metals: copper; brass; silver; gold.
10 Fictional snails: Magic Roundabout; SpongeBob SquarePants; Timon & Pumbaa TV series; DreamWorks film.
11 Offal/tripe dishes: French; Chinese; US; Scottish; Mexican; Greek.
12 Books by writers with country first names: Chad Taylor; China Miéville; Jordan Peterson; India Knight.
13 Iron Man: 1970 song; played in Marvel films; wrote children’s book.
14 Librettists for Mozart’s operas.
15 Cave systems.

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