1 “Ismay Safe, Mrs Astor Maybe, Noted Names Missing” referred to what?
2 The aha ha is an Australian species of which insect?
3 Which reference work has a thistle logo?
4 Which pop artist was known as the Wimbledon Bardot?
5 The number 10 shirt at Napoli was retired in whose honour?
6 Which river runs through the Iron Gates?
7 Which dynasty ended with the beheading of 16-year-old Conradin in 1268?
8 Who was the boss of Sunshine Desserts?
What links:
9 Baguette; bucket; hobo; kiondo; messenger; tote?
10 Wilkie; Goodhew; Moorhouse; Peaty?
11 Badwater Basin; Zabriskie Point; Dante’s View; Mosaic Canyon?
12 of Flanders; of Scotland; of Boulogne; Empress?
13 Industry And Idleness; Four Stages Of Cruelty; Beer Street and Gin Lane?
14 Davidite; nenadkevite; coffinite; pitchblende?
15 Cyprus; Niger; Ivory Coast; Ireland?
Answers
1 Titanic sinking (New York Times headline).
2 Wasp.
3 Encyclopaedia Britannica.
4 Pauline Boty.
5 Diego Maradona.
6 Danube (between Serbia and Romania).
7 Hohenstaufen.
8 CJ in The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin.
9 Types of hand/shoulder bag.
10 British Olympic breaststroke champions.
11 Parts of Death Valley, California.
12 Medieval English Matildas: queens or queen consorts.
13 Print series by William Hogarth.
14 Minerals containing uranium.
15 Orange/copper, green and white flags.
