The questions
1 Which 1970s TV hit was based on the writings of Suetonius and Tacitus?
2 Which footballer trademarked his “shivering” goal celebration?
3 Which planet is lashed by winds exceeding 1,200mph?
4 Used to measure chilli peppers, what are SHU?
5 Which poetic couple married on Bloomsday in 1956?
6 Bees and wasps have how many eyes?
7 What is the highest peak in the Pennines?
8 Which chemical element is named after a New Zealander?
What links:
9 Iquitos, Peru; Juneau, Alaska; Norilsk, Russia?
10 1; 11; 21; 1211; 111221; 312211?
11 Embla; Eve; Lilith; Mashyana; Pandora; Shatarupa?
12 Blackjack; knobkerrie; persuader; shillelagh?
13 Billy Connolly; Alex Ferguson; Peter the Great; Lech Wałęsa?
14 Mamdani; Adams; de Blasio; Bloomberg?
15 Spotlight; 1815 battle; distress signal; Italian exclamation; Kathy Burke sitcom?
The answers
1 I, Claudius.
2 Cole Palmer.
3 Neptune.
4 Scoville heat units.
5 Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.
6 Five.
7 Cross Fell.
8 Rutherfordium.
9 Cities with no road connection to the rest of the country.
10 Each number “describes” the number before, ie one; one 1; two 1s; one 2 two 1s; one 1, one 2, two 1s; three 1s, two 2s, one 1.
11 First women in religion and myth: Norse; Abrahamic; Jewish folklore; Zoroastrian; Greek; Hindu.
12 Historical names for clubs/cudgels.
13 Worked in shipyards.
14 Recent New York mayors.
15 Abba hits: Super Trouper; Waterloo; SOS; Mamma Mia; Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Dedicated to Laurie Stott
