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Thomas Eaton

The Weekend quiz

Leonard Cohen Performs At Leeds Arena Sept 2013
He’s your man… But how much do you really know about Leonard Cohen? Photograph: Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns via Getty Images

The questions

1 In 1973, which actor’s pallbearers included Steve McQueen and James Coburn?
2 The Secession is an art nouveau landmark in what city?
3 Which country dropped “Western” from its name in 1997?
4 Which entertainers are heels or faces?
5 Which fashion designer’s cat earned £2m in modelling fees last year?
6 What device was nicknamed the “national razor” or “little window”?
7 Of The Division Of Labour is the first chapter of what book?
8 In March, policeman Lee Casciaro scored which side’s first competitive goal?
What links:
9 Family; Chancery; Queen’s Bench?
10 Marcus Butler; Tyler Oakley; Zoe Sugg; Alfie Deyes; Tanya Burr?
11 Pheidippides, 490BC; Spiridon Louis, 1896?
12 The Crystals; the Ronettes; the Beatles; Ramones; Leonard Cohen?
13 Duke of York; Red Wing; Rochester; Bonanza; Peregrine?
14 1915-1922; 1931-1945;  2010-2015?
15 Dessert company boss; beach lifeguard; White House press secretary; egghead?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The answers

1 Bruce Lee.
2 Vienna.
3 Samoa.
4 Professional wrestlers.
5 Karl Lagerfeld (Choupette).
6 The guillotine, in Revolutionary France.
7 Adam Smith’s The Wealth Of Nations.
8 Gibraltar national football team (v Scotland).
9 Divisions of the High Court.
10 Vlogger/YouTube “personalities”.
11 Marathon: announced Greek defeat of Persians; won first modern race, Athens Olympics.
12 Produced by Phil Spector.
13 Varieties of peach.
14 Coalition/national governments in the UK.
15 CJ on TV: CJ in Reginald Perrin; CJ Parker, Baywatch; CJ Cregg, West Wing; CJ de Mooi, Eggheads.

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