-1. What is the name of the 12-a-side (men) or 10-a-side (women) game played with sticks and a ball in the Scottish Highlands?
-2. Memphis was the ancient capital of which country?
-3. Which land bird has the biggest wing span?
-4. What in Russia is Izvestia?
-6. Orsino and Malvolio are characters in which Shakespeare play?
-7. Where are the Islets of Langerhans?
-8. What is the hot oppressive and dusty wind occurring in spring, beginning in N Africa and reaching S Europe called?
-9. What are salmon called during the first two years of their life?
-10. In horse racing, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is held annually at which French racecourse?
-11. Who was the elder brother of Moses?
-12. What is this construction project?

7. the pancreas

8. sirocco

2. Egypt (Ancient Egypt]

4. A newspaper

Bernie

12. building the Berlin wall

5. Magnesium

3. California condor

That's one big birdie

Great selection of answers, all correct!

10 Longchamp

Mais oui!

11. Aaron

Good call, Fil

9. fish!

- think Henry the Eighth's wives

9. Sockeye, I think

6. Twelfth Night

Nice try Lex, but I think "sockeye" refers to the red salmon Oncorhynchus nerka rather than salmon of a particular age

Mad - good call!

9. smolt

Good enough, michele - would have taken smolt or parr

1. shinty

You've deprived Koala of his usual tidy-up. manxman!

Good call!