Pub quiz night at the Bewildered Gardener - various trivia, some easy-peasy and some that might need Mr Google (after 24 hrs!) . Make sure you're all socially-distanced, then we'll start:

-1. What is the Muppets' house band called?
-2. At which battle did Octavian defeat the combined forces of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra in 31 BC?
-3. Ben Cartwright lived at the Ponderosa ranch with his three sons. What were their names?
-4. What nationality was 14th/15th century astronomer Tycho Brahe...?
-5. ... and what was his distinguishing facial feature? think Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou
-6. What were the band of young ruffians and urchins who occasionally helped Sherlock Holmes known as?
-7. How many minutes were missing from the tampered Watergate tape?
-8. How was Manfred von Richtofen known during WWI?
-9. In the US, what was the original name for a cinema?
-10. What is the text of an opera called?
-11. What action can you take to make it impossible for you to hum? (NOT involving surgery!!)
-12. What was the name of Gandalf's horse?
-13. What is the only US state with a Spanish motto?
-14. Which is the largest lake in Canada?
-15. A word mainly used in Australia and New Zealand, what is a "ute"?

6. Baker Street Irregulars

Indeed, young Marian!

8. The Red Baron

Hi Rog.

Hi Remi - good call!

12. Shadowfax

11. pinch your nose

10. Libretto

Bernie

Ladies and Bernie - looks good!

1 - The Electric Mayhem or Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem

luuuuuuv the Muppets LOL

15. A pickup truck

Me too, Marie

Jarkeld - great to see you again!

I looked it up. "Ute" is short for utility vehicle.

I second the greeting, Jarkeld!

3. I think it was Adam, Hoss and Little Joe
And you can't beat a ute!

14 - Great Bear Lake

9. Nickelodeon??

4. Danish

Great selection, all aces!

flotsam - when I came across this definition I couldn't help thinking back to the Castlemaine XXXX ads we had in the UK in the 80s

13. Oro y Plata ... Gold and Silver ... Montana

Lived there as a kid for 8 years

Big Sky Country!!

7. 10 minutes

7. 18 minutes

5. artificial brass nose

7. too many

Nice one, soot (and extra points for the political comment! )

Nice try Lady K, but Cheryl gets it !

Hint for #5 - think Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou