Tough 1 (30 March)

[merry]

1 Whose autobiography is the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever?

2 India’s Gir Forest is home to Asia’s last population of which cats?

3 Who referred to herself as Jehanne la pucelle?

4 What peaked in Britain in 1913 at 292m tonnes?

5 The Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass was whose trademark instrument?

6 What fashion retailer is Lithuania’s first tech “unicorn” company?

7 Kakheti and Kartli are wine regions in which country?

8 Richard Nixon was obsessed with which 1970 war film?

[OurCreature]

1 Whose autobiography is the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever? Spare, based on ideas by Prince Harry.

3 Who referred to herself as Jehanne la pucelle? Joan of Arc.

4 What peaked in Britain in 1913 at 292m tonnes? Coal production. My school history book commented that we could do with a figure like that nowadays.

[eccles]

2 India’s Gir Forest is home to Asia’s last population of which cats?
Asiatic lion

5 The Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass was whose trademark instrument?
Paul McCartney. He chose it because he's left handed and being symmetrical it could be restrung for left-handed use. You can get left handed guitars but when he was starting out he was strapped for cash.

[merry]

Well done you two - 5/8

1 Prince Harry (Spare).
2 Lions.
3 Joan of Arc.
4 Coal production.
5 Paul McCartney.
6 Vinted.
7 Georgia.
8 Patton.