The questions
1 What distinguished the assassination of James Stewart, the first Earl of Moray, in Linlithgow in 1570?
2 Who can be contacted at PO Box 3255, SW1P 1AE?
3 “The sea is calm tonight” is the first line of which poem?
4 Which Russian city was hit by a 500-kiloton meteor explosion in 2013?
5 What are illustrated on a circle of fifths?
6 Which cricket teams have contested the Anthony De Mello trophy since 1951?
7 Which season runs from 1 June to 30 November?
8 What medical breakthrough was inspired by milkmaids?
What links:
9 Malcolm Little; Jamie Smith; Vin Diesel; Brisbane beer?
10 Carol Danvers; Jen Walters; Ororo Munroe; Natasha Romanova?
11 Maçonnais; Chablis; Beaujolais; Côte de Beaune?
12 Frank Sinatra; Hello; Gerard Kenny; Sting; the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl?
13 Solonetz; Podzols; Gleysols; Fluvisols; Cambisols?
14 Early Dynastic; Old Kingdom; First Intermediate; Middle Kingdom?
15 Artist Nat Tate; baseball player Sidd Finch; poet Ern Malley?
The answers
1 First with a firearm.
2 MI5.
3 Dover Beach (Matthew Arnold).
4 Chelyabinsk.
5 Tones of the chromatic scale/key signatures.
6 India and England (Indian Test series).
7 Atlantic hurricane.
8 Vaccination (Jenner).
9 Xs: Malcolm X; Jamie XX; plays XXX; XXXX.
10 Female Marvel superheroes: Ms Marvel; She-Hulk; Storm; Black Widow.
11 Areas in the Burgundy wine region.
12 Hits with New York songs.
13 Types of soil (FAO/UN designations).
14 Periods of ancient Egyptian history.
15 Hoax creations.
