The questions
1 What is the most populous city directly on the Mediterranean coast?
2 Which ruler last had a coronation in 1963?
3 What school subject, abbreviated, is plural in Britain but singular in the US?
4 Which married couple have 12 Olympic golds between them?
5 Gatsby, Gowen and Tibbs were which establishment’s long-term residents?
6 Which rodents are known as “nature’s engineers”?
7 Which act’s As Nasty As They Wanna Be was the first album declared legally obscene in the US?
8 What global climate event is ENSO?
What links:
9 Avatar (LA); Dangal (Mumbai); Behind the Scenes (Lagos)?
10 Xi Jinping; Primo Levi; Angela Merkel; Margaret Thatcher?
11 Saltburn; The Full Wax; The Good Earth; taekwondoin turned boxer?
12 Acca; in-play; moneyline; prop; spread?
13 Flamingo; Lobster Trap and Fish Tail; Mercury Fountain; Trois Disques?
14 White Dogwood (11); Golden Bell (12); Azalea (13)?
15 Fates of the Guadalupe storm petrel, Socorro dove and Stephens Island wren?
The answers
1 Alexandria, Egypt.
2 Papal (Paul VI).
3 Maths/math.
4 Laura Trott/Kenny and Jason Kenny.
5 Fawlty Towers.
6 Beavers.
7 2 Live Crew.
8 El Niño southern oscillation.
9 Highest grossing films (not inflation adjusted): Hollywood; Bollywood; Nollywood.
10 All have chemistry (or related) degrees.
11 Gemstone first names: directed by Emerald Fennell; starred Ruby Wax; written by Pearl Buck; Jade Jones.
12 Types of sports betting.
13 Artworks by Alexander Calder.
14 Amen Corner (holes 11 to 13) at Augusta National Golf Club.
15 Birds made extinct (or near extinct) by cats.
