The questions
1 Which seabird has the longest migration of any animal?
2 Who owns properties in the Romanian villages of Viscri and Zalanpatak?
3 What crime against orthography was pioneered by Buck Dharma’s band?
4 The xenomorph is the antagonist in which film series?
5 Which organ contains the islets of Langerhans?
6 Which ITN newscaster coined the term “body fascism” in 1980?
7 How do you join the 92 Club?
8 Which two Shakespeare plays are chiefly set in Turkey?
What links:
9 Lúcio Costa; Georges-Eugène Haussmann; Jane Jacobs; Robert Moses?
10 Mikaela Shiffrin (101) and Ingemar Stenmark (86)?
11 1951 Oscar-winning song; Dali’s 1954 self-portrait; Glass Onion; The Da Vinci Code; L.H.O.O.Q.?
12 Grose Bochse; Faule Grete; Mons Meg; Pumhart von Steyr; Tsar Pushka?
13 Kenny; Beric Dondarrion; Buffy Summers; Phil Coulson?
14 Pluot; Rangpur; tangelo; ugli; yuzu?
15 X (Sn); XXV (Ag); L (Au); LX (C); LXX (Pt)?
The answers
1 Arctic tern.
2 King Charles III.
3 Heavy metal umlaut (in Blue Öyster Cult).
4 Alien.
5 Pancreas.
6 Anna Ford.
7 Attend a game at all 92 Premier and Football League grounds in England and Wales.
8 The Comedy of Errors; Troilus and Cressida.
9 Urban planners and theorists: Brasília; Paris; wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities; New York.
10 Most successful f/m alpine skiers (by World Cup race wins).
11 Featured/referenced the Mona Lisa: Mona Lisa; Self Portrait as Mona Lisa; 2022 film; Dan Brown novel; Marcel Duchamp artwork
12 Celebrated historical cannon/bombards.
13 TV characters who were “resurrected”: South Park; Game of Thrones; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Agents of SHIELD.
14 Hybrid fruits.
15 Wedding anniversaries traditional gifts, Roman numerals/chemical elements: 10 (tin); 25 (silver); 50 (gold); 60 (carbon/diamond); 70 (platinum).
