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

Epiphany

Lent

Advent

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

Abraham

Abel

Aaron

3.What sort of creature is a taipan?

A bird

A fish

A cobra

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

Zimbabwe

Tanzania

Nigeria

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?

Christina Rossetti

Emily Dickinson

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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

Elton John

David Bowie

Rod Stewart

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

Brazil nut

Walnut

Almond

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

The Plough and the Stars

Juno and the Paycock

The Playboy of the Western World

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

Hermes

Helios

Apollo