The questions
1 What did Max Park solve in 3.13 seconds in June?
2 Which African empire was founded by Osei Tutu?
3 Which house was served by Wolferton railway station?
4 Who appeared heavily pregnant on Top of the Pops in 1988?
5 What is the only Commonwealth member state in Central America?
6 Where in the body are the oval and round windows?
7 Who devised the binomial naming system for living things?
8 Which centre of learning was burned in 48BC?
What links:
9 Beautiful Horizon; Fortress; River of January; Saviour; St Paul?
10 World Series, 1919; Ipswich Town vs Sheffield Wednesday, 1962; England vs Pakistan, 2010?
11 Fortran; Algol; C; Cobol; Basic?
12 Bell; diamond; seven; bar; lemon; cherry; watermelon?
13 Baal; Cabaret; Democracy; Spring Awakening; Woyzeck?
14 France (1610-1792); England (1272-1377); Scotland (1406-1542); Britain (1714-1830)?
15 Corona; transition region; chromosphere; photosphere?
The answers
1 Rubik’s Cube (3x3x3).
2 Asante (Ashanti) empire.
3 Sandringham.
4 Neneh Cherry.
5 Belize.
6 Ear.
7 Carl Linnaeus.
8 Library of Alexandria.
9 Translated names of Brazilian cities: Belo Horizonte; Fortaleza; Rio de Janeiro; Salvador; São Paulo.
10 Fixed (or partially fixed) sporting events: baseball; football; cricket.
11 Computer languages.
12 Symbols on a fruit machine.
13 Dramatic works set in Germany.
14 Monarchs with same regnal name: Louis; Edward; James; George.
15 Layers of the sun’s atmosphere.
