The questions
1 Which art project took place at the disused Tropicana lido?
2 Whose last words were, “Get my swan costume ready”?
3 Spanish company Ortiz specialises in what food?
4 Until 1971, arson in what was still a capital offence?
5 What did the BB in BB King’s name stand for?
6 Which country has Nato’s second largest army?
7 5-7-5 syllables is the traditional pattern for what?
8 Which league is made up of 11 English teams and one French team?
What links:
9 Mary-Kay Wilmers and Robert B Silvers?
10 Fraser’s; Hector’s; Commerson’s; Risso’s?
11 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury; Ridley Scott; Carl Barlow; Antonín Dvorák?
12 Cornelia; Pompeia; Calpurnia?
13 April 10; July 19; October 27 (non-leap years)?
14 El Capitan; Yosemite; Mavericks; Mountain Lion; Snow Leopard?
15 Adele; Lionel Richie; Martin Solveig and Dragonette; the Beloved?
The answers
1 Banksy’s Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare.
2 Anna Pavlova.
3 Tinned and bottled fish.
4 Royal dockyards.
5 Blues Boy.
6 Turkey.
7 Haiku.
8 Super League (rugby league).
9 Editors of London/New York Review of Books.
10 Dolphin species named after people.
11 1973 Hovis advert: location; director; boy; music.
12 Wives of Julius Caesar.
13 100th, 200th, 300th days of the year.
14 Mac operating systems.
15 Hit singles entitled Hello.
