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

Advent

Lent

Epiphany

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

Abraham

Aaron

Abel

3. What sort of creature is a taipan?

A bird

A cobra

A fish

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

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

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

Emily Dickinson

Christina Rossetti

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

David Bowie

Rod Stewart

Elton John

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

Walnut

Almond

Brazil nut

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

Juno and the Paycock

The Playboy of the Western World

The Plough and the Stars

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

Apollo

Hermes

Helios