It was a big mistake when I supposed that Shakespeare’s plays might have been written by the Earl of Rochester.
This led me off on a false trail supposing that the answers might all be English county towns. At that stage I only had three answers. However, with some help from a friend, we eventually saw the link although we did not get all the answers.. They all are streets and roads on a Monopoly board.
At which prison was Dr Crippen executed? PENTONVILLE
What’s the common English name for farfalle pasta? BOW-tie pasta
In 1920, J Thomas Looney was the first person to suggest that Shakespeare’s plays were written by the holder of which aristocratic title? The Earl of OXFORD
Before taking over at the Tate, Nicholas Serota was the director of which London art gallery? WHITECHAPEL Gallery
Who was the BBC’s royal correspondent at the time of the death of Princess Diana? Jennie BOND
What royal title was last held in Britain between 1811 and 1820? Prince REGENT
The main campus of the University of Warwick is on the outskirts of which city? COVENTRY
Who was the victorious British commander at the Battle of Blenheim? The Duke of MARLBOROUGH
Who presents Radio 2’s daily lunchtime phone-in show? Jeremy VINE
What’s the highest rank in the Royal Navy? Admiral of the FLEET
Oh dear. It is a British monopoly board. No wonder I did not see the link!
Not wishing to blow my own trumpet, I got there with Regent and Marlborough and had my hunch about the bow-shaped pasta confirmed by the family chef who also got Bond, Coventry and Fleet. I guessed Pentonville (not much choice), Vine (once I had banished Jimmy Young from my mind) and Whitechapel. We didn’t bother with Shakespeare.
I agree that Links is an agreeable Saturday diversion: thank you for telling us about it.
PS No doubt all your other readers spotted the deliberate mistake (that Rochester is not a county town), but felt there would be no great kudos in pointing it out.
Really pleased that I did it. Anymore?
Right. I’d have been looking for Marvin Gardens.
Margravine Gardens unaccountably is not on the Monopoly board.