The questions
1 Which diarist was born on 2 April 1967?
2 Which No 1 hit was a tribute to the most recorded female singer of all time?
3 What type of fossils does an ichnologist study?
4 Quinine is a traditional remedy for which disease?
5 What line divides the daylit and dark sides of a planet?
6 Who was finally defeated at the so-called Battle of Watling Street?
7 Where do contestants compete to win dingo dollars?
8 Which story was inspired by rogue waves hitting the RMS Queen Mary?
What links:
9 Amicus; Atomic Monster; Blumhouse; Hammer; Troma?
10 Reed; Newley; Kass; Holm; Gibson?
11 Canada; Fortuna; Mio Babbino Caro; Superman?
12 Crato, Brazil (54 metres); Konotopie, Poland (55.6 metres); Batangas City, Philippines (98 metres)?
13 Australian Open, 1987; French Open (never); Wimbledon, 2026; US Open, 1974?
14 Antigua and Barbuda, and Newfoundland and Labrador; Ascension Island and Guyana; British Columbia and Seychelles?
15 Less Than Zero; The Goldfinch; The Fortress of Solitude?
The answers
1 Adrian Mole.
2 Cornershop’s Brimful of Asha (Asha Bhosle).
3 Trace fossils (footprints, coprolites, bite marks etc).
4 Malaria.
5 Terminator.
6 Boudicca and her allies.
7 In I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!
8 The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico.
9 Production companies known for horror films.
10 Surnames of husbands of Joan Collins.
11 Music titles that start with “O”: national anthem; in Carmina Burana; Puccini aria; Laurie Anderson hit.
12 Tallest statues of the Virgin Mary (total heights).
13 Last time tennis grand slams were played on grass (in the Open era).
14 Capitals share names: St John’s; Georgetown; Victoria.
15 Novels by Bennington College contemporaries: Bret Easton Ellis; Donna Tartt; Jonathan Lethem.
