The questions 1 The monk Edward Grim was an eyewitness to whose murder? 2 Who wrote the 1856 essay Silly Novels by Lady Novelists? 3 Which band is named after the Danish word for moonlight? 4 Elbrus is the highest peak in what mountain range? 5 Where is the 1,100-room Palace of the Parliament? 6 Which football teams contest the Derby of the Lighthouse? 7 In 2012, which singer played seven concerts on seven days in seven countries? 8 Who said his epitaph should be “Here lies Joseph, who failed in everything he undertook”? What links: 9 Addis Ababa; Asmara; Djibouti; Mogadishu (and Hargeisa)? 10 Laurentian Library; Medici Chapel; Porta Pia; St Peter’s Basilica? 11 Carlos Acosta; Ana de Armas; Gloria Estefan; Andy García? 12 Decadent; gullible; hawkish; manhunt; pretentious; world-famous? 13 City; Dover Street; Gillespie Road; Gower Street; Post Office? 14 Addiewell; Barlinnie; Castle Huntly; Glenochil; Shotts? 15 Jason; Jack and Jill; Willow; Kari and Oki; Socks; Cookie? The answers 1 Thomas Becket. 2 George Eliot. 3 Måneskin. 4 Caucasus. 5 Bucharest. 6 Genoa and Sampdoria. 7 Rihanna. 8 Joseph II (Holy Roman emperor). 9 Capital cities on the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia (and disputed Somaliland). 10 Buildings designed by Michelangelo. 11 Entertainers born in Havana, Cuba. 12 Words coined or first known usage by Thomas Carlyle. 13 Renamed London Underground stations: Bank; Green Park; Arsenal; Euston Square; St Paul’s. 14 Scottish prisons. 15 Blue Peter cats.