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?

Aaron

Abraham

Abel

3. What sort of creature is a taipan?

A cobra

A bird

A fish

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?

Tracery

Deanery

Gabery

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?

Elton John

David Bowie

Rod Stewart

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

Almond

Brazil nut

Walnut

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

The Playboy of the Western World

Juno and the Paycock

The Plough and the Stars

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

Helios

Hermes

Apollo