"1 What is the UK's only (mainly) German-language No 1 single? 2 What three verdicts are available in Scottish criminal trials? 3 Which 70s film had the tagline Hell, upside down? 4 How long is a chiliad? 5 Which Byzantine empress was a bear keeper's daughter? 6 Steel Dragon 2000 in Kuwana, Japan, is the world's longest what? 7 Which big cat's name come from Quechuan? 8 Which lawn game was a medal sport at the 1900 Olympics?"
"What links: 9 American hare; embodiment of winter; Stuart executions; fat-free diet; Peasants' Revolt? 10 Edward Jenner; Louis Pasteur; Jonas Salk; Sarah Gilbert? 11 Dome of Discovery; Skylon; Shot Tower; Telecinema; 1851 Centenary Pavilion? 12 Red Hot Pop; Now Get Out of That; Yellow Pearl; Whole Lotta Love? 13 Josiah Amberley; Mr Melas; Jonas Oldacre; Neville St Clair; Godfrey Staunton? 14 Andreanof; Fox; Four Mountains; Near; Rat (but not Commander)? 15 Zimbabwean swimmer; German fencer; Belgian sailor? In pieces over the empress clue? A Byzantine mosaic in Ravenna. Photograph: seraficus/Getty Images"
"1 Falco's Rock Me Amadeus. 2 Guilty, not guilty and not proven. 3 The Poseidon Adventure. 4 1,000 years. 5 Theodora (sixth century). 6 Rollercoaster (2,479m). 7 Puma. 8 Croquet. 9 Jacks: jackrabbit; Jack Frost; carried out by Jack Ketch; Jack Sprat; one of the leaders was Jack Straw. 10 Vaccine developers: smallpox; various; polio; Covid-19. 11 Venues/features of the Festival of Britain (South Bank exhibition). 12 Top of the Pops theme tunes."
"13 Title characters in Sherlock Holmes stories: Retired Colourman; Greek Interpreter; Norwood Builder; Man with the Twisted Lip; Missing Three-Quarter. 14 Aleutian Island groups that are part of Alaska (Commander group is Russian). 15 Recent IOC presidents: Kirsty Coventry; Thomas Bach; Jacques Rogge."
Fifteen general-knowledge items receive factual identifications across music, law, film, chronology, Byzantine history, engineering, zoology and sport. The UK's only mainly German-language No 1 single is Falco's 'Rock Me Amadeus'. Scottish criminal verdicts include guilty, not guilty and not proven. The 1970s film with the tagline 'Hell, upside down' is The Poseidon Adventure. A chiliad equals 1,000 years. The Byzantine empress who was a bear keeper's daughter is Theodora. Steel Dragon 2000 is the world's longest rollercoaster (2,479m). Puma derives from Quechuan. Croquet was a 1900 Olympic medal sport. Linked groups include 'Jacks', vaccine developers, Festival of Britain venues, Top of the Pops themes, Sherlock Holmes title characters, Aleutian island groups, and recent IOC presidents.
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