The questions
1 Which 1970s TV hit was based on the writings of Suetonius and Tacitus? 2 Which footballer trademarked his “shivering” goal celebration? 3 Which planet is lashed by winds exceeding 1,200mph?4 Used to measure chilli peppers, what are SHU?5 Which poetic couple married on Bloomsday in 1956?6 Bees and wasps have how many eyes?7 What is the highest peak in the Pennines?8 Which chemical element is named after a New Zealander?What links:9 Iquitos, Peru; Juneau, Alaska; Norilsk, Russia?10 1; 11; 21; 1211; 111221; 312211?11 Embla; Eve; Lilith; Mashyana; Pandora; Shatarupa?12 Blackjack; knobkerrie; persuader; shillelagh?13 Billy Connolly; Alex Ferguson; Peter the Great; Lech Wałęsa?14 Mamdani; Adams; de Blasio; Bloomberg?15 Spotlight; 1815 battle; distress signal; Italian exclamation; Kathy Burke sitcom?
The answers
1 I, Claudius.2 Cole Palmer.3 Neptune.4 Scoville heat units.5 Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.6 Five.7 Cross Fell.8 Rutherfordium.9 Cities with no road connection to the rest of the country.10 Each number “describes” the number before, ie one; one 1; two 1s; one 2 two 1s; one 1, one 2, two 1s; three 1s, two 2s, one 1.11 First women in religion and myth: Norse; Abrahamic; Jewish folklore; Zoroastrian; Greek; Hindu.12 Historical names for clubs/cudgels.13 Worked in shipyards.14 Recent New York mayors.15 Abba hits: Super Trouper; Waterloo; SOS; Mamma Mia; Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Source:
www.theguardian.com
