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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Thomas Eaton

Established in 1888, what was the Combination? The Weekend quiz

‘Greetings from Miami beach, Florida’, postcard, 1934.
What links Miami beach, 1964, with New Orleans, 1978? Photograph: Alamy

The questions

1 In 1649, what document had 59 signatories?
2 What is known as the “love hormone”?
3 What major city stands on the Isar river?
4 “Jizz” is a term used in what hobby?
5 What backing group was named after Della Reese and Van Dyke St?
6 Established in 1888, what was the Combination?
7 What has the Twitter handle @No1Cathedral?
8 Which musical is partly set in Cook County Jail?
What links:
9 A Conversation With Oscar Wilde, London; Scallop, Aldeburgh?
10 Eamon de Valera; Donald Trump; Boris Johnson?
11 Red Poll; White Park; Belted Galloway; Hereford?
12 Khufu; Khafre; Menkaure?
13 Miami beach, 1964; Kinshasa, 1974; New Orleans, 1978?
14 Snoop Dogg; John Lee Hooker (x2); Outhere Brothers (x3); Vengaboys (x4)?
15 Louisa M Alcott & Walt Whitman; Tatiana Romanov & Vera Brittain?

Snoop Dogg ‘Power’ TV show final season premiere
What links Snoop Dog with John Lee Hooker? Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

The answers

1 Death warrant of Charles I.
2 Oxytocin.
3 Munich.
4 Birdwatching.
5 The Vandellas (Martha Reeves).
6 Football league.
7 Canterbury cathedral.
8 Chicago.
9 Maggi Hambling sculptures, dedicated to: Wilde; Benjamin Britten.
10 Politicians born in New York.
11 British cattle breeds.
12 Main pyramids at Giza.
13 Muhammad Ali wins/regains world heavyweight title.
14 Boom songs (Boom; Boom Boom; Boom Boom Boom etc).
15 Wartime nurses: American civil war; first world war.

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