The questions
1 Which American memorial features 58,307 names?
2 What was the legendary Sawney Bean’s odd predilection?
3 What UK music sales certification scheme was introduced in 1973?
4 What is a LogMAR chart used to test?
5 Who built the first tunnel under the Thames?
6 What is it in a gin and it?
7 Who uses the Twitter hashtag #YNWA?
8 ‘Tis Sixty Years Since was the subtitle of which novel?
What links:
9 Pig, four; rhino, three; goat, two; horse, one?
10 Greer Garson; Vanessa Redgrave; Judi Dench; Robin Williams?
11 Duke of York; Earl of Inverness; Baron Killyleagh?
12 Fairyhouse; Chepstow; Ayr; Aintree?
13 The Queen Of Spades; Boris Godunov; Eugene Onegin; Ruslan And Lyudmila?
14 Olympic Aquatic Centre and Evelyn Grace Academy, London; MAXXI Museum, Rome?
15 France (1582); Britain (1752); Japan (1873); Russia (1918)?
The answers
1 Vietnam War Memorial, Washington DC.
2 Cannibalism.
3 Platinum, gold and silver discs.
4 Eyesight.
5 Marc and IK Brunel.
6 Italian vermouth.
7 Liverpool fans (You’ll Never Walk Alone).
8 Walter Scott’s Waverley.
9 Toes.
10 Mrs in films: M Miniver; M Dalloway; M Brown; M Doubtfire.
11 Titles held by Prince Andrew.
12 Grand National courses: Irish; Welsh; Scottish; English.
13 Works by Pushkin, adapted as operas.
14 Designed by Zaha Hadid.
15 Adoption of the Gregorian calendar.
