The questions
1 Which star was accused of “erotic vagrancy” by the Vatican in 1962?
2 What country’s single name contains all five vowels?
3 Built in Harlow, The Lawn was the first of what in Britain?
4 In 1871, who made their last stand in Père Lachaise cemetery?
5 On old cars, what were trafficators?
6 Why is the common basilisk nicknamed the Jesus lizard?
7 What line roughly follows the 180° line of longitude?
8 The rod of Asclepius is a symbol of which profession?
What links:
9 Udon; somen; soba; yakisoba; ramen?
10 George Meredith; Vaughan Williams; Marie Hall?
11 13 and 17 (Italy); 9 and 13 (Norway); 7 and 13 (UK); 8 and 4 (China)?
12 Graham; Sulzberger; Bancroft; Chandler; Taylor?
13 Brecqhou; Jethou; Herm; Sark?
14 Hg (1961-63); Castor and Pollux (1965-66); Delphi patron (1968-72)?
15 Aksenty Poprishchin; Charles Pooter; Greg Heffley?
The answers
1 Elizabeth Taylor.
2 Mozambique.
3 Residential tower blocks.
4 Paris Communards.
5 Signal arms (replaced by indicators).
6 It can “walk” on water.
7 International Date Line.
8 Medicine.
9 Types of noodle in Japanese cuisine.
10 The Lark Ascending: wrote poem; composed music; violinist, dedicatee and first performer.
11 Lucky and unlucky numbers in those countries.
12 US media dynasties, owners or former owners: Washington Post; New York Times; Wall Street Journal; Los Angeles Times; Boston Globe.
13 Smaller Channel Islands.
14 Nasa human spaceflight programmes (manned missions flown): Mercury (chemical symbol); Gemini (mythological twins); Apollo (patron god of oracle).
15 Fictional diarists: Gogol’s Diary Of A Madman; George and Weedon Grossmith’s Diary Of A Nobody; Jeff Kinney’s Diary Of A Wimpy Kid.
