The questions
1 Which singer leapt to her death from the Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome?
2 On a coin, what do the letters FD stand for?
3 What is South America’s only native bear?
4 “Soccer” derives from which word?
5 Which artificial flowers are manufactured in Edinburgh and Richmond (London)?
6 What do the Inuit, Gallic and Norse groups orbit?
7 Which artist had a pet wombat called Top?
8 Baby D in 1996 were the first recipients of which award?
What links:
9 Anarchism; Jihadism; Serbian Chetniks; Pirate party?
10 EB White; Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks; Hanna and Barbera; Doug Engelbart?
11 Dundee and Wormit in Fife?
12 Dartford; Cetti’s; Grasshopper; Sedge; Wood; Willow?
13 Reynolds; Fairfax; Danvers; Hudson; Maxwell?
14 Ashur; Calah; Nineveh; Dur-Sharrukin?
15 23:53 (1947); 23:43 (1991); 23:55 (2012); 23:58 (2018)?
The answers
1 Floria Tosca (Puccini opera).
2 Fidei Defensor (Defender of the Faith).
3 Spectacled (Andean) bear.
4 Association.
5 Remembrance poppies.
6 Saturn (moons).
7 Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
8 Mobo award.
9 Black (and white) flags.
10 Created mice: Stuart Little; Mickey and Minnie; Jerry; computer mouse.
11 Tay (Rail) Bridge.
12 Warblers.
13 Housekeepers: Pride And Prejudice; Jane Eyre; Rebecca; Sherlock Holmes; James Bond.
14 Ancient Assyrian cities.
15 Doomsday Clock settings.
