1. Which season of the church year begins on the Sunday nearest St Andrew's Day?

Advent

Epiphany

Lent

2. In the Old Testament who made the Golden Calf which was destroyed when his brother Moses returned from Mount Sinai?

Abel

Aaron

Abraham

3. What sort of creature is a taipan?

A cobra

A fish

A bird

4. Of which country is the Naira the basic unit of currency?

Nigeria

Zimbabwe

Tanzania

5. What name is given to the decorative stonework supporting the glass in Gothic windows?

Gabery

Deanery

Tracery

6. Which English poet wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese?

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Christina Rossetti

Emily Dickinson

7. Which English pop star appeared in the film Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence?

Rod Stewart

David Bowie

Elton John

8. Which nut comes from the South American tree Bertholletia excelsa?

Almond

Walnut

Brazil nut

9. Which play by J M Synge caused riots in Dublin when it was first performed in 1907?

The Playboy of the Western World

The Plough and the Stars

Juno and the Paycock

10. Who was the Greek sun god thought to make his daily journey across the sky in a chariot?

Hermes

Helios

Apollo