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Which composer was accused of being a cat killer? The Weekend quiz

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From Copperheads to California Dreams, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz

The questions

1 Which world leader is the Bright Sun of the 21st Century?
2 Where is “tracht” clothing traditionally worn?
3 Which bookworm’s family possessed only one book, Easy Cooking?
4 What cricket delivery means “other” in Urdu?
5 Which of Wagner’s rivals did the composer claim was a serial cat killer?
6 Gitega is the new capital of which African country?
7 What was opposed by the Copperheads?
8 The delicacy tomalley comes from what animals?
What links:
9 Prince Hamlet; Nigella Lawson; Dani Dyer?
10 Le Havre; Rouen; Paris; Troyes?
11 1-49 (1994-2015); 1-59 (2015-present)?
12 Witness; Prismatic; California Dreams; Hello Katy?
13 Ryan O’Neal, 1978; Ryan Gosling, 2011; Ansel Elgort, 2017?
14 Lupercalia; Parentalia; Vestalia; Saturnalia?
15 Blaise (pressure); Heinrich (frequency); James (power); Isaac (force)?

Ryan O’Neal in a scene from What’s Up, Doc? — Ryan O’Neal in What’s Up, Doc? Photograph: Getty Images

The answers

1 Kim Jong-un (self-styled).
2 Southern Germany and Austria (lederhosen, dirndls etc).
3 Matilda’s (from the Roald Dahl novel).
4 Doosra.
5 Johannes Brahms.
6 Burundi.
7 The American civil war (they were also known as Peace Democrats).
8 Lobsters and crabs (digestive glands).
9 Named after their fathers: King Hamlet; Nigel Lawson; Danny Dyer.
10 Cities on the River Seine.
11 National Lottery balls/numbers.
12 Katy Perry world tours.
13 Leads in driving films: The Driver; Drive; Baby Driver.
14 Roman festivals.
15 First names of scientists whose surnames are SI units: Pascal; Hertz; Watt; Newton.

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