The questions
1 At his funeral in 1219, who was called the “greatest knight in the world”?
2 As the crow flies, what is London’s closest international capital city?
3 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s “Frankfurt” was a celebrated design of what?
4 Which Bowery club was the focus of New York punk?
5 Which route is abbreviated as LEJOG?
6 In 1944, the USS Saint Lo was the first major warship to be sunk by what?
7 Which 75-year-old sporting curse was broken in July?
8 What is known as the “barking deer”?
What links:
9 Jim Clark; Graham Hill; Dan Wheldon (2); Dario Franchitti (3)?
10 Baby Reindeer; Fleabag; Six; Stomp; Taskmaster?
11 Dr B Ching; Lady Liberty; MD; Old Sparky; Piloti; Q-Brick?
12 Execution; Greenland; St Katharine; Royal Victoria; West India?
13 Miki Fare; Musse Pigg; Myszka Miki; Topolino?
14 Cry Baby in 2003 and Embers in 2021?
15 Hill House; Cheam preparatory; Gordonstoun; Geelong Grammar?
The answers
1 William Marshal.
2 Brussels.
3 Kitchen.
4 CBGB.
5 Land’s End to John o’Groats.
6 Japanese kamikaze pilots.
7 Mayo won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
8 Muntjac.
9 British winners of the Indy 500 race.
10 TV and stage shows that originated at the Edinburgh fringe.
11 Bylines in Private Eye magazine.
12 Docks in London.
13 Mickey Mouse, in: Turkish; Swedish; Polish; Italian.
14 UK entries scoring zero in Eurovision: Jemini and James Newman.
15 Schools attended by King Charles.
