The questions
1 Which media giant began in 1997 as a DVD rental service?
2 Which Hindu god is often depicted holding a bowl of sweets?
3 #BalanceTonPorc was the French counterpart of which movement?
4 Which fruit frequently contains a dead wasp?
5 In what Asian language does “one, two” sound like “itchy knee”?
6 Slugworth, Prodnose and Fickelgruber were whose commercial rivals?
7 What competition does Alaska’s Katmai national park hold each autumn?
8 Cornwall in 1337 was the first English creation of what?
What links:
9 Actor Tilly Norwood; band The Velvet Sundown; Guess advert model in Vogue?
10 Anne, 1987; Mary, 1932; Louise, 1905; Victoria, 1841?
11 Barbados; Britannia; Manchester United; Maserati; US Navy Seals?
12 Saint Augustine; Jean-Jaques Rousseau; Robin Askwith; Usher?
13 John Candy; Leonora Carrington; Marty Feldman; Steve McQueen; Leon Trotsky?
14 After Life; Field of Blood; Lou Grant; Nelson’s Column; State of Play; The Hack?
15 London Stadium; Turf Moor; Villa Park?
The answers
1 Netflix.
2 Ganesha.
3 #MeToo.
4 Figs.
5 Japanese.
6 Willy Wonka.
7 Fat Bear Week (won by 32 Chunk in 2025).
8 Duke/dukedom.
9 AI creations.
10 Princess Royal (date granted title).
11 Tridents: on national flag; holding; red devil on badge; logo; in Special Warfare insignia.
12 Confessions: fourth-century autobiography; 18th-century autobiography; star of Confessions … films; 2004 hit album.
13 Died in Mexico.
14 TV series set at newspapers.
15 Home grounds of claret and blue football clubs: West Ham Utd; Burnley; Aston Villa.
