12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The world's largest comic convention is held in which city? The Saturday quiz
1 Emilio Palma was, in 1978, the first person to be born where?2 Which series of tasks were imposed by King Eurystheus?3 What gen Z retort to the old was popularised by journalist Taylor Lorenz?4 'For Gallantry' and 'We Also Serve' are written on which medal?5 Which province of Pakistan has a population of about 130 million?6 The world's largest comic convention is held in which city?7 Who got married in Gibraltar on 20 March 1969?8 What was the writing system of ancient Mesopotamia?What links:
9 Dryden; Shadwell; Tate; Rowe; Eusden?10 Iqaluit; Yellowknife; Whitehorse?11 Button; Grecian; hawk; Nubian; Roman; snub?12 Bin (TV baking); blood (rugby); pizza (football); water (politics)?13 12 (20); 3 (6); 6 (3); 9 (11)?14 Bulbophyllum orchids; Rafflesia; Stapelia; titan arum?15 Wilhelmina; Juliana; Beatrix?
1 Antarctica (Esperanza Base).2 Twelve labours of Hercules/Heracles.3 OK boomer.4 Dickin medal (PDSA animal bravery award).5 Punjab.6 San Diego.7 John Lennon and Yoko Ono.8 Cuneiform.9 First five poets laureate.10 Capitals of Canadian territories: Nunavut; Northwest Territories; Yukon.11 Shapes of nose.12 Various '-gate' scandals.13 Clockface and corresponding dartboard numbers.14 So-called carrion flowers, with a smell like rotting flesh.15 Queens of the Netherlands (1890 to 2013).
