The questions
1 What song was blamed for a spate of killings at karaokes in the Philippines?
2 Which month is named after the eldest of the Pleiades?
3 Half of England’s medieval stained glass is in what cathedral?
4 Who lit the flame and won gold at the Sydney Olympics?
5 What flock together in a murmuration?
6 Which two authors have both written books called The Idiot and The Possessed?
7 Based in Gateshead, what ensemble is the RNS?
8 Tabernas in Spain is said to be mainland Europe’s only what?
What links:
9 Old; New; Castle; Jubilee; Eden; Strathtyrum; Balgove?
10 Palermo; Cagliari; Nicosia; Ajaccio; Heraklion?
11 The Walking Man; Crouching Woman; The Age Of Bronze; The Gates Of Hell?
12 Dales; Dartmoor; Eriskay; Exmoor; Shetland; Welsh?
13 Argentina; Finland; Greece; Scotland; Israel; Somalia; Honduras?
14 My Brilliant Friend; Balloon Girl; Get Lucky; Meet The Residents?
15 Bella Dayne on TV; Diane Kruger and Rossana Podestà on film; Elizabeth Taylor on stage?
The answers
1 My Way.
2 May (Maia).
3 York Minster.
4 Cathy Freeman.
5 Starlings.
6 Dostoevsky and Elif Batuman.
7 Royal Northern Sinfonia.
8 Desert.
9 Golf courses at St Andrews.
10 Biggest cities on biggest Mediterranean islands: Sicily; Sardinia; Cyprus; Corsica; Crete.
11 Rodin sculptures.
12 Native pony breeds.
13 Blue and white national flags.
14 Produced anonymously/pseudonymously: Elena Ferrante novel; Banksy artwork; Daft Punk song; The Residents album.
15 Played Helen of Troy: Troy: Fall Of A City; Troy and Helen Of Troy; Dr Faustus.
