From Brinsworth House and Denville Hall to Goliath, Timperley Early and Valentine, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 Which African capital city and its river are anagrams of each other?
2 In the UK, which bird of prey has gone from near extinction to about 4,500 breeding pairs?
3 Which 1956 play was written on a deckchair on Morecambe Pier?
4 Which song features nine times in the film Groundhog Day?
5 Who was the only crowned heir apparent to the English throne?
6 Denville Hall and Brinsworth House are retirement homes for whom?
7 What is England’s largest forest?
8 What volcanic glass is named after a Roman traveller?
What links:
9 CND chair; 9-57 v South Africa; Happy Valley star; RAF philanthropist?
10 Benfica, 2026 and 1978; Galatasaray, 1986; Perugia, 1979; Red Star, 2008?
11 Coal Miner’s Daughter; I Saw the Light; Sweet Dreams; Walk the Line?
12 Champagne; Fulton’s Strawberry Surprise; Goliath; Timperley Early; Valentine?
13 Isabella Bird; Nellie Bly; Ida Pfeiffer; Freya Stark?
14 Sunshine Desserts (Barron); LA beaches (Anderson); White House (Janney)?
15 Eddy; Falstaff; Junior; Lily; Lin; Lucy; Oscar?