From blackjack and knobkerrie to a ‘shivering’ footballer, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Which 1970s TV hit was based on the writings of Suetonius and Tacitus?
2 Which footballer trademarked his “shivering” goal celebration?
3 Which planet is lashed by winds exceeding 1,200mph?
4 Used to measure chilli peppers, what are SHU?
5 Which poetic couple married on Bloomsday in 1956?
6 Bees and wasps have how many eyes?
7 What is the highest peak in the Pennines?
8 Which chemical element is named after a New Zealander?
What links:
9 Iquitos, Peru; Juneau, Alaska; Norilsk, Russia?
10 1; 11; 21; 1211; 111221; 312211?
11 Embla; Eve; Lilith; Mashyana; Pandora; Shatarupa?
12 Blackjack; knobkerrie; persuader; shillelagh?
13 Billy Connolly; Alex Ferguson; Peter the Great; Lech Wałęsa?
14 Mamdani; Adams; de Blasio; Bloomberg?
15 Spotlight; 1815 battle; distress signal; Italian exclamation; Kathy Burke sitcom?

Dedicated to Laurie Stott

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