1 Which insects of the order Siphonaptera are able to leap 200 times their own body length?
2 Kevin Conroy is best known for voicing which “Caped Crusader” in an animated TV show?
3 Which Star Wars character is raised on Tatooine by Owen and Beru Lars?
4 In 1927, which US aviator made the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight?
5 Which heavy double-breasted overcoat is so named because it was originally produced in Northern Ireland?
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6 Deriving its name from Florence, which European currency is divided into 100 filler?
7 In 2011, which Hawaiian-born singer had hits with Grenade, Marry You, The Lazy Song and Runaway Baby?
8 Elected as a Tory MP in 1950, who did Roy Hattersley call the “Alf Garnett of British politics”?
9 In the King James Bible, which psalm begins: “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands”?
10 Which German-born British composer’s 2004 track On the Nature of Daylight features in the 2016 film Arrival?
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11 Located in the Swiss canton of Valais, what is the world’s tallest gravity dam?
12 Named after a French agronomist (1861-1931), the Ringelmann effect describes what perceived consequence of working in groups?
13 Howard Fast’s novel Freedom Road was adapted into a 1979 TV film starring which US boxer?
14 The athlete Christine Ohuruogu was the 2008 Olympic champion in which event?
15 The pictured Centennial Hall is located in which Polish city?
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Answers
1 Fleas
2 Batman
3 Luke Skywalker
4 Charles Lindbergh
5 Ulster
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6 Hungarian forint — although filler coins are no longer in use
7 Bruno Mars
8 Enoch Powell
9 Psalm 100
10 Max Richter
11 Grande Dixence Dam
12 The larger the team, the smaller the individual effort. It is named after Max Ringelmann
13 Muhammad Ali
14 [Women’s] 400 metres
15 Wroclaw (German: Breslau)