The questions
1 Which leaders bonded over a shared use of Colgate toothpaste in 2001?
2 Where was Raedwald of the East Angles thought to be buried?
3 The IUPAC is responsible for naming new what?
4 A replica of which ship is at Bankside, Southwark?
5 Which virus was first isolated in 1947 in a Ugandan forest?
6 Colin Myler was the last editor of which publication?
7 Which festive sport is played at Ashbourne, Derbyshire?
8 Lucy Stone famously kept what after getting married?
What links:
9 Straight; contrast; jump; L; match; smash?
10 Mumiy Troll; Kino; DDT; Aquarium; Nautilus Pompilius?
11 Peter Cook character; Erika Mitchell pen name; Ragtime author?
12 Olympic park; Big Ben tower; bridge at Dartford; Cunard liner?
13 Sarah Lucas, 2015; Jeremy Deller, 2013; Mike Nelson, 2011; Steve McQueen, 2009?
14 Churn; Colne; Windrush; Evenlode; Cherwell; Mole; Wey?
15 Joy Mangano; Lili Elbe; Joanna Hoffman; Hugh Glass; Steve Jobs?
The answers
1 Blair and Bush.
2 Sutton Hoo.
3 Elements (and new chemical compounds).
4 Golden Hinde.
5 Zika.
6 News Of The World.
7 Shrovetide football.
8 Her surname.
9 Types of cut in film editing.
10 Russian rock groups.
11 EL: EL Wisty; EL James; EL Doctorow.
12 Named after Queen Elizabeth II.
13 British artists at the Venice Biennale.
14 Tributaries of the Thames.
15 Real people portrayed in 2016 Oscar-nominated performances.