-1. Which British institution is known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street?
-2. Which Spanish city holds an annual festival in which bulls are driven through the streets?
-3. Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
4. Which French author was born François-Marie Arouet?
5. Which was the first jet-propelled commercial airliner?
-6. In human anatomy what is the name of the large intestine?
-7. Who described foxhunting as "The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable"?
8. Who wrote the musical Can-Can?
-9. What British computer scientist is widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
-10. Which astronaut hit the first golf ball on the moon?
-11. Who lost to Billy Jean King in the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match?
-12. Who is this?

11. Bobby Riggs

What a strange thing that was!

12. Janis Joplin

Had to play it over in my head a couple times

Nice one, jb!

(I make these far too long - you had a whole 980 milliseconds there )

2. Pamplona

Indeed. I watched it with my mother and I remember well how weird it was.

Yes, michele!

1. The Bank of England

Bernie

Indeed, Bernie!

9. Tim Berners-Lee

3. Colorado River

10. Alan Shepard

6. colon

Four more goodies!

7. Oscar Wilde

Good one, Fil!

4. Voltaire - one of my favorites

Another writer I've always meant to get round to but never succeeded (along wirh Dickens, the Brontes, Mark Twain..........)

Good call!