-1. What was the famous series of stories written in the 14th century by the Italian Boccaccio?
-2. Who composed The Ride of the Valkyries?
-3. What name is given to the indicator that casts a shadow on a sundial?
-4. What measure of the brightness of stars can be either absolute or apparent?
-5. Who was the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology?
-6. Of which country is Nuuk the capital?
-7. What is the name of the race which groups of cyclists follow a motorized pacesetter and then sprint for the last part of the race?
-8. In the 1920s the US had four presidents - Wilson, Coolidge, Hoover and which other?
-9. Which is the most common name taken by the Pope?
-10. What, in New Zealand, is a kumara?
-11. What is the process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without passing through the liquid state called?
-12. What breed of cat is this?

12. Looks like a Maine Coon

Those are some big cats!!

11. sublimation

8 - Harding

Aren't they just, jb!

Ladies - both good!

1. The Decameron

I have a Maine Coon, but happily he is not as big as the one in the photo!

2. Wagner

5. Hermes

3. A gnomon (as no man has never before seen such an impressive piece of engineering)

Bernie

10. It's a root vegetable, like a sweet potato.

6. Greenland

7. kierin

9. John

A perfect eight - I'm impressed!

4. Magnitude

As ever, Mr K!