The questions
1 Which poet’s mother, sister and lover were all called Fanny?
2 Which country is led by ex-dentist Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov?
3 What rodent is the emblem of the London School of Economics?
4 In Germany, what is an Eszett?
5 Which city’s fall in 1291 marked the end of the Jerusalem Crusades?
6 Who rode The Pie in the Grand National?
7 Elmdon Aerodrome developed into what?
8 Which notorious character was based on Gruoch ingen Boite?
What links:
9 Karl Marx; John Lanchester; Thomas Piketty?
10 Ana; Bill; Claudette; next Danny, then Erika?
11 Turbinado; muscovado; demerara; jaggery?
12 Local; IC 342/Maffei; Sculptor; M81?
13 Willie Park Sr.; Horace Rawlins; Jim Barnes; Horton Smith?
14 Governors; Roosevelt; Randalls and Wards; Mill Rock; U Thant?
15 Moydrum Castle; young Peter Rowen; Mojave Desert; Charles de Gaulle airport?
The answers
1 Keats.
2 Turkmenistan.
3 Beaver.
4 The letter ß.
5 Acre.
6 Velvet Brown (in National Velvet).
7 Birmingham Airport.
8 Lady Macbeth.
9 Capital books: Das Kapital; Capital novel; Capital in the 21st Century.
10 Tropical cyclones in 2015 Atlantic hurricane season.
11 Types of sugar.
12 Groups of galaxies.
13 First winners of golf majors: Open; US Open; US PGA; Masters.
14 Smaller islands in Manhattan.
15 On U2 album covers: Unforgettable Fire; War and Boy; Joshua Tree; All That You Can’t Leave Behind.
