The questions
1 Which German state sent its own team to the 1952 Olympics?
2 Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece is what story-telling genre’s all-time bestseller?
3 Which halogen is widely used as an antiseptic?
4 Which band was formed by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers?
5 What type of beetles are categorised as rollers, tunnellers or dwellers?
6 Who sits on the Woolsack?
7 Nicknamed the “big hoose”, what is Scotland’s largest prison?
8 Who appeared in both film versions of West Side Story?
What links:
9 Australia; Canada; Eastern Caribbean; Jamaica; New Zealand; US?
10 Northern; southern; Masai; reticulated?
11 Dorothy Ashby; Alice Coltrane; Brandee Younger; Amanda Whiting?
12 Korea, 1945; Vietnam, 1954; Aldi supermarket, 1960?
13 John Hannah; Ken Stott; Richard Rankin?
14 Castello; Cannaregio; Dorsoduro; San Marco; San Polo; Santa Croce?
15 Awesome (Nile civilisation); Vicious (Norse raiders); Terrible (1485-1603); Gorgeous (1714-1830)?
The answers
1 Saarland (Saar was a French Protectorate at the time).
2 Manga (more than 500m copies sold).
3 Iodine.
4 Wet Leg.
5 Dung beetles.
6 Lord Speaker of the House of Lords (formerly Lord Chancellor).
7 HMP Barlinnie.
8 Rita Moreno.
9 Dollar currencies.
10 Giraffe species.
11 Jazz harpists.
12 Split into north and south parts.
13 All played Detective Inspector John Rebus on TV.
14 Districts (sestieri) of Venice.
15 Horrible Histories books: Egyptians; Vikings; Tudors; Georgians.
