-1. When bored, what strength cocaine solution did Sherlock Holmes inject?
-2. Which Austrian composer wrote the oratorios The Creation and The Seasons?
-3. The original line-up of The Supremes consisted of Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and who?
-4. What flavouring is the root-like stem of the tropical plant Zingiber officinale?
-5. In 1960, the Russians shot down a U2 spy plane piloted by whom?
-6. In Greek mythology which Titan stole fire from the heavens and gave it to man?
-7. What comes next: threepenny bit, sixpence, shilling, florin..... ?
-8. What term describes the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
-9. The slogan “Would you buy a used car from this man?” was coined by Mort Sahl about whom?
-10. What were the two radical policies adopted by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev after 1985?
-11. What word is used to describe the process of making desirable discoveries by accident?
-12. Who is this?

11. eureka

5. Gary Powers (still remember the name and the incident)

Bernie

Nice try oldbroad, but I was thinking of a longer word

Yes Bernie! Over 60 years ago...

I knew the word didn't really make sense Rog but ...

No, it was a nice try oldbroad - only problem is it referred to one discovery in particular and not discoveries in general

1. Ah, yes, the addictive 7% solution

11. serendipity

Yes, ladies!

6. That would be Prometheus.

8. Refraction

...and two more little gems!

3. Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson ??

7. A crown?

12. That would be Elvis Presley.
A couple years ago I went to Graceland in Tennessee. I was disappointed to learn that, while stationed in Germany, Elvis was allowed to live off post and moved his whole family to Germany. Not really the army stint expected of a typical draftee.

#4 ... why that's a member of my favorite edible plant "Ginger"

Have not seen the small crystalized ginger bottles in the Spice section of the market for quite some time now. WOM used to make a heavenly mixture of ginger and local honey to make tea with ... oh my goodness it was marvelous.

flotsam - close...

Mad, soot, Cheryl - spot-on!

Why am I not surprised, Cheryl?

7. Half Crown

Good one, Mad - I just about remember them along with the ten-shilling note

9. Richard Nixon

Tricky Dickey indeed

Ahhhh. But did you ever go shopping with farthings ??? That's the question 😯

(I am SO old !!! 😱)

Big white fivers is about as far back as I can go.

(And anyone who had one of those was a person of substance...)

2. Haydn