From pop stars in space to non-primates with fingerprints, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Whose last words in 1963 were “Nobody’s gonna shoot at me”?
2 What symbol originated as a ligature of the letters e and t?
3 What is the largest artificial prehistoric mound in Europe?
4 Which marsupial is the only non-primate with fingerprints?
5 Which pop star went into space in April?
6 The old Hotel Moskva appears on bottles of what spirit?
7 In what decade was divorce legalised in Ireland?
8 Which landlocked country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming?
What links:
9 Harry Bailey; Joss Merlyn; Abbey Potterson; Mistress Quickly; the Thénardiers?
10 Spanish, 1701-14; Austrian, 1740-48; Roy family, 2018-23?
11 Main belt; trojans; near-Earth?
12 Dominica; Guatemala; Kiribati; Papua New Guinea; Uganda?
13 45th state; largest city in Nebraska; Au; queen of the Roman gods; Excalibur?
14 SET India; Cocomelon; T-Series; MrBeast?
15 Basket V; hand and net VII; base IX; foot XI?