The questions
1 East of Ulaanbaatar, the world’s largest equestrian statue is of whom?
2 Which sixth-century abbess became a national saint of Ireland?
3 What provided 30% of the UK’s electricity last year?
4 Which breed is known as the “barkless dog”?
5 Which countries contest games of International Rules football?
6 What was first observed in pollen grains in 1827?
7 Who wrote the “family tragicomic” graphic memoir Fun Home?
8 What restaurant chain was founded in 1965 by Peter Boizot?
What links:
9 Gram; Gungnir; Hofund; Mjolnir?
10 Glasgow (with an h); Suffolk (agricultural vehicle); Caribbean (music); Buckinghamshire (where to sit)?
11 Possession and The Radiant Way; Lucky and Infamous; Shirley and Agnes Grey?
12 F1 (indoor); F2 (outdoor at 8m distance); F3 (outdoor at 25m distance); F4 (professional use)?
13 Comet 3I/Atlas, 2025; Comet 2I/Borisov, 2019; 1I/Oumuamua, 2017?
14 Baileys; Captain Morgan; Guinness; Johnnie Walker; Smirnoff; Tanqueray?
15 Dora Boothby; Natasha Zvereva; Amanda Anisimova?
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The answers
1 Genghis Khan.
2 Brigid of Kildare.
3 Wind (biggest single source).
4 Basenji.
5 Australia and Ireland (hybrid of Aussie Rules and Gaelic football).
6 Brownian motion (by botanist Robert Brown).
7 Alison Bechdel.
8 Pizza Express.
9 Weapons used by Norse deities and heroes: Sigurd’s sword; Odin’s spear; Heimdall’s sword; Thor’s hammer.
10 Football “boys” nicknames: Celtic (bhoys); Ipswich Town (tractor boys); Jamaica (reggae boyz); Wycombe (chairboys).
11 Novels by sisters: AS Byatt and Margaret Drabble; Jackie and Joan Collins; Charlotte and Anne Brontë.
12 Categories of firework.
13 First three confirmed interstellar objects to visit our solar system.
14 Diageo drinks brands.
15 Double bageled (didn’t win a game) in grand slam tennis singles final: Wimbledon 1911; French Open 1988; Wimbledon 2025.