The questions
1 Which painting is named after Infanta Margaret Theresa’s ladies-in-waiting?
2 Who wielded a katana or wakizashi?
3 Which European country has the only red and black national flag?
4 In Wales, what were attacked in the Rebecca Riots?
5 Whose sidekicks included Mr Roy, Mr Derek and Mr Rodney?
6 What service does the RAF’s Voyager provide?
7 What is the fastest land mammal in Britain?
8 Which three vowels are chemical element symbols?
What links:
9 Artist Hokusai, 1810; golfer Lee Trevino, 1975; park ranger Roy Sullivan, variously?
10 Hugh Glass; J Edgar Hoover; Jordan Belfort; Howard Hughes; Frank Abagnale?
11 Local Group; Markarian’s Chain; Seyfert’s Sextet; Stephan’s Quintet?
12 Melbourne, first; London; Port Elizabeth; Christchurch; Bridgetown; Mumbai?
13 The poor in spirit; they that mourn; the meek; the pure in heart?
14 Micropedia; Macropedia; Propedia?
15 Elizabeth Grant; Katheryn Hudson; Stefani Germanotta; Alecia Moore?
The answers
1 Velázquez’s Las Meninas.
2 Samurai (types of Japanese sword).
3 Albania.
4 Tollgates.
5 Basil Brush.
6 Midair refuelling.
7 Brown hare.
8 I, O and U (iodine, oxygen and uranium).
9 Survived lightning strikes.
10 Played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
11 Groups of galaxies.
12 First Test cricket venue for: Australia; England; South Africa; New Zealand; West Indies; India.
13 Recipients of Beatitudes (Matthew’s Gospel).
14 Divisions of Encylopedia Britannica (15th and final print edition).
15 Real names of US singers: Lana Del Rey; Katy Perry; Lady Gaga; Pink.
