1 What was the German liner Monte Rosa renamed after the war?

2 In what did Sarah Bernhardt famously sleep?

3 What had fallow years in 2012 and 2018?

4 Who wore an official conscience badge?

5 What marine creature is an argonaut?

6 Who was the proverbially wealthy king of Lydia?

7 Which novel was subtitled The Intimate Diary Of A Professional Lady?

8 Where was the White Revolution launched in 1963?

What links:

9 Yomiuri Giants; Hanshin Tigers; Saitama Seibu Lions; Chunichi Dragons?

10 Taylor-Burton; Daria-i-Noor; Hope; Cullinan?

11 Snape; Sutton Hoo; Scar; Port an Eilean Mhòir?

12 To Die; This Way; To Do It; To Run; In the USA?

13 Elizabeth II; Queen Anne; Queen Mother; Carol Thatcher?

14 Luxembourg, France, UK & Netherlands (5); Sweden (6); Ireland (7)?

15 Nile delta; Venice ghetto; Huguenot refugees?



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The answers



1 Empire Windrush.

2 Coffin.

3 Glastonbury festival.

4 Jiminy Cricket (in Disney’s Pinocchio).

5 Octopus.

6 Croesus.

7 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos.

8 Iran.

9 Japanese baseball sides.

10 Celebrated diamonds.

11 Ship burials in the UK: Suffolk; Suffolk; Orkney; Ardnamurchan, Scotland.

12 Born... albums: Lana Del Rey; Lady Gaga; Craig David; both Bruce Springsteen.

13 Played by Olivia Colman: The Crown; The Favourite; Hyde Park On Hudson; The Iron Lady.

14 Most Eurovision wins by country.

15 Origin of the word, now used generally.