The questions
1 Which sporting projectile has been recorded at 351mph?
2 Which part of the atmosphere is named after an allotrope of oxygen?
3 What name is shared by members of the Famous Five and Secret Seven?
4 Which M6 service station invites visitors to “scrum on in”?
5 Whose D’eux is the bestselling French language album ever?
6 Ben Macdui is the highest peak in which national park?
7 Which animals have aggressive episodes known as musth?
8 In 1525, who wrote Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants?
What links:
9 Cambodia genocide memorials; Carnac megaliths; Ludwig II of Bavaria’s palaces; Port Royal, Jamaica?
10 Aelfgyva; Queen Edith; person fleeing a burning building?
11 King George V; Queen Mary; Queen Mother; Welsh Harp; William Girling; Wraysbury?
12 d’If; du Diable; Rikers; Robben; Solovetsky?
13 Ouse tributary; Madagascar’s largest carnivore; links Exeter and Lincoln; Cabaret director?
14 Bennu; Caladrius; Garuda; Huginn and Muninn; Ziz?
15 Fenty Beauty; Haus Labs; Pleasing; Rare Beauty; r.e.m beauty?
The answers
1 Badminton shuttlecock.
2 Ozone layer.
3 George (Enid Blyton books).
4 Rugby.
5 Celine Dion.
6 Cairngorms.
7 Elephants (male).
8 Martin Luther.
9 New Unesco world heritage sites in 2025.
10 Women in main narrative of the Bayeux tapestry.
11 Reservoirs in or supplying London.
12 Prison islands/penal colonies: France; French Guiana; United States; South Africa; Russia.
13 Foss: Foss river; Fossa; Fosse Way; Bob Fosse.
14 Mythological birds: Egyptian; Roman; Hindu; Norse; Jewish.
15 Cosmetics brands founded by singers/celebs: Rihanna; Lady Gaga; Harry Styles; Selena Gomez; Ariana Grande.
