The questions
1 What 1883 event is said to be the loudest sound in human history?
2 Rikishi take part in which sport?
3 What film links Gaynor, Garland and Gaga?
4 Who made the “I am prepared to die” speech at the Rivonia trial?
5 What term for quiz facts derives from a place where three roads meet?
6 Comprising 121 countries, what is the NAM?
7 What type of tropical bird is an aracari?
8 Which singer’s stage name is based on her old MSN Messenger username?
What links:
9 Village opposite Padstow; town between Stoke and Stafford; Colorado college town?
10 1964; 1970; 1974; 1979; 1997; 2010; 2024?
11 Robert Prevost (14); Gioacchino Pecci (13); Annibale della Genga (12)?
12 MLK assassin; 39th president; voice of Vader?
13 Thorburn; Doherty; Robertson; Brecel; Zhao?
14 Barreleye fish; ghost shrimp; glass frog; golden tortoise beetle; jellyfish; sea angel?
15 Mirabel, Encanto; Sadness, Inside Out; Doc, Snow White; Geppetto, Pinocchio?
The answers
1 Eruption of Krakatoa.
2 Sumo wrestling.
3 A Star is Born.
4 Nelson Mandela.
5 Trivia (from Latin trivium).
6 Non-Aligned Movement.
7 Toucan.
8 Charli xcx.
9 Rock; Stone; Boulder.
10 UK changes of government.
11 Pope Leos.
12 James Earl: Ray; Carter; Jones.
13 Non-UK world snooker champions.
14 Transparent animals.
15 Disney/Pixar characters who wear glasses.
