15 for Friday

Almost the end of another week. In what I hope is the start of a semi regular feature here are 15 quick questions to get stuck into. Answers below....Let me know how many you managed!

Questions

1. Nouakchott is the capital of which country?
2. Which Mozart Opera opens on the island of Crete shortly after the Trojan War?
3. Steep Holm and Flat Holm both lie in which body of Water?
4. What is the opposite of a Phallic Symbol?
5. Hester Prynne and her baby Pearl feature in which 19th Century novel set in Boston?

6.Which puppet has been known in Spain as "La Rana Gustavo"?
7.Who was arrested under the name of John Palmen in 1739?
8. Following the Death of Martin Luther King, who became leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Organisation?

9. Archimago, a deceitful Wizard and The Red Cross Knight feature in which major Literary work?
10. In Indian religion, what name is given to the eternal law of the Cosmos, inherent in the very nature of things?

11. Wrigley Field is home to which MLB team?
12. Manchego Cheese originates in what country?
13. What name is given to a Young Pigeon?
14. The ELO system, created by Physicist Arpad Elo, is used to rank players of what game?
15. Which American Novelist is best known for her works "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged"?

Answers

1. Mauritania
2. Idomeneo
3. Bristol Channel
4. Yonic Symbol
5. The Scarlet Letter

6. Kermit the Frog
7. Dick Turpin
8. Ralph Abernathy
9. The Faerie Queen
10.Dharma

11. Chicago Cubs
12.Spain
13. Squab
14. Chess
15. Ayn Rand