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1.

Which 15th century Spaniard was described by one of his contemporaries as “the hammer of heretics, the light of Spain, the saviour of his country, the honour of his order.”?

2.

What is the name of the Berlin boulevard bordered by lime trees that was made famous when it became the title of a Johann Strauss waltz?

3.

Which US State derives its name from the Choctaw words meaning ‘red people’?  It is also known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State.

4.

What is the name of the northernmost part of Vietnam that borders China and has a coastline around a large bay of the South China Sea?

5.

Which chemical element has the atomic number 44 and is named after the homeland of its Russian discoverer Karl Ernst Claus?

6.

Which Robert Harris novel has a title which is the name of a Russian city?

7.

Which politician’s statue was originally sited outside Limehouse library in London but is now situated in front of Queen Mary College in Mile End?  (surname gives the anagram letter)

8.

Who co-starred with Joan Collins in the 1978 film The Stud having previously starred in such epics of British cinema as ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore and Romance of a Horsethief?  (surname gives the anagram letter)

9.

In Renaissance art a natural pigment from which valuable precious stone was often reserved for depicting the robes of Angels or the Virgin Mary?

10.

Which well-known central area of an Italian city derives its name from the Italian words meaning ‘high bank’?

...and now identify the celebrity whose first name and surname makes up an anagram of the first letters of the 10 answers