The questions
1 A “We Don’t Climb” sign is at the foot of which monolith?
2 Which uprising was sparked by maggot-ridden borscht?
3 Which comedian was Nancy Astor’s niece?
4 In the body, what is cerumen?
5 Which foundation sponsors Drawing and Fiction Uncovered prizes?
6 “Oh my God, he’s won back the title at 32”: who on whom?
7 Who is Ulrich in the title of a Robert Musil novel?
8 Which Teletubby has a hyphenated name?
What links:
9 Lakeland; Norfolk; Manchester; Sealyham; Airedale?
10 Tom Brown; William Webb Ellis; Lewis Carroll; Neville Chamberlain?
11 Hakka; Wu; Min; Yue; Gan; Xiang?
12 Meitnerium and Curium (and no others)?
13 Castlehill; Lawnmarket; High St; Canongate; Abbey Strand?
14 Straight Life; Lady Sings The Blues; Beneath The Underdog; Miles?
15 Andrew Johnson; Bill Clinton; Dilma Rousseff?
The answers
1 Uluru.
2 Battleship Potemkin mutiny.
3 Joyce Grenfell.
4 Earwax.
5 Jerwood.
6 Harry Carpenter on Muhammad Ali (1974).
7 The Man Without Qualities.
8 Laa-Laa.
9 British terrier breeds.
10 Real and fictional Old Rugbeians.
11 Varieties of Chinese.
12 Elements named after women scientists.
13 Streets making up Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
14 Jazz autobiographies: Art Pepper; Billie Holiday; Charles Mingus; Miles Davis.
15 Impeached presidents: US and Brazil.
