Filthy Fifteen

1 Ramshorn, wandering and dwarf are all varieties of which creature?

2 Which cartoon character was based on the film character of Professor Fate?

3 The flag of which European country depicts an early navigational instrument called an armillary sphere?

4 Kevlar is traditionally used in the manufacture of which item of attire?

5 What six letter name is shared by a car manufacturer, a Swedish river and a Jewish month?

6 Which disease takes its name from the Greek word for coal?

7 By what five letter name is borosilicate glass better known?

8 Which French phrase translates into English as household of three?

9 If the answer is sling him in the long boat till he’s sober, what is the question?

10 Which feline was voiced on TV from 1952 to 2005 by Thurl Ravenscroft?

11 Over 50% of the male residents of Corfu possess which first name?

12 In 2007 Moira Cameron became London’s first female what?

13 Which US sitcom features a singles bar called The Rusty Anchor?

14 The name of which Spanish city is derived from the Phoenician word for salt?

15 Which nation was once described as, a country without a coastline ruled by an Admiral without a fleet?

Answers

1 Snail

2 Dick Dastardly, Prof Fate featured in the film The Great Race

3 Portugal

4 Bullet proof vests

5 Nissan

6 Anthrax

7 Pyrex

8 Menage a trois

9 What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

10 Tony the Tiger

11 Spiro

12 Beefeater

13 The Golden Girls

14 Malaga

15 Hungary