The questions
1 Which Communist leader was once a chef on the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry?
2 Where was Victoria renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji?
3 Which German newspaper is known as the FAZ?
4 Melinda Thomas is the mascot and namesake of which burger chain?
5 Striding Edge is a route up which British peak?
6 Who’s the only boxer to face both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali?
7 In which city is a horn blown every night at 9pm?
8 Which European flag features crossed keys and a tiara?
What links:
9 Marsala (2015); Radiant Orchid (2014); Emerald (2013); Tangerine Tango (2012)?
10 Father Matthew; Ha’penny; Mellows; Grattan; O’Connell; O’Donovan Rossa?
11 Hopman Cup in tennis; eventing; korfball; ice dancing?
12 Piccolo; chopine; demi; clavelin?
13 Shary Bobbins; Hank Scorpio; Lyle Langley; Frank Grimes; Vicki Valentine?
14 Kaliningrad; Campione d’Italia; Llívia; Büsingen am Hochrhein?
15 Alexander the Great; Mary II; Karen Carpenter; Bill Hicks; Bruce Lee; Keith Moon?
The answers
1 Ho Chi Minh.
2 Mumbai (main train station).
3 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
4 Wendy’s.
5 Helvellyn (Lake District).
6 Archie Moore.
7 Ripon.
8 Vatican City.
9 Pantone colours of the year.
10 Bridges over the Liffey in Dublin.
11 Mixed gender sports and events.
12 Wine bottle sizes smaller than 75cl.
13 One-off characters in The Simpsons.
14 European enclave/exclaves: Russia; Italy; Spain; Germany.
15 Died aged 32.
