Catherine Connolly is the third woman to become what? The Saturday quiz

The questions

1 Which European city changed its name in 1914, 1924 and 1991?
2 Which gun dog has won best in show at Crufts the most times?
3 Catherine Connolly is the third woman to become what?
4 Which arm of the Arctic Ocean is named after a Dutch navigator?
5 Which nut characterises Dubai-style chocolate?
6 What is the most abundant metal in the human body?
7 Where do you hear Hayley Sanderson and Tommy Blaize sing?
8 Where were the monumental Buddhas of Bamiyan destroyed in 2001?
What links:
9 Court and King, 1973; Navratilova, 1992; Sabalenka, 2025?
10 Cloak of Invisibility; Elder Wand; Resurrection Stone?
11 AMS; AV; AV+; FPTP; PR; STV?
12 JB Books; Father Karras; Władysław Szpilman; László Tóth; George Valentin?
13 Bucentaure; Santísima Trinidad; Victory?
14 Adopt Me!; Dress to Impress; Flee the Facility; Grow a Garden; Steal a Brainrot?
15 The Cradle; Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight; The Harbour at Lorient; Woman at her Toilette?

Bamboozled by the Buddhas of Bamiyan clue? Photograph: De Agostini Picture Library/De Agostini/Getty Images

The answers

1 St Petersburg.
2 English cocker spaniel.
3 President of Ireland.
4 Barents Sea.
5 Pistachio.
6 Calcium.
7 Strictly Come Dancing.
8 Afghanistan.
9 Took part in Battle of the Sexes tennis matches against Bobby Riggs; Jimmy Connors; Nick Kyrgios.
10 Deathly Hallows in Harry Potter stories.
11 Abbreviations for electoral/voting systems.
12 Title characters in “-ist” films: The Shootist; The Exorcist; The Pianist; The Brutalist; The Artist.
13 Flagships at battle of Trafalgar: French; Spanish; British.
14 Roblox games.
15 Paintings by Berthe Morisot.