-1. Which winter sport event combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?
-2. What kind of books does the specialist publisher Baedeker produce?
-3. When an animal practices thanatosis, what is it doing?
-4. Developed in England from war-horses, what is the largest breed of horse?
-5. Which city hosted the 2004 Olympic Games?
-6. In which novel by Charles Dickens does the character Bill Sykes appear?
-7. Which Thracian gladiator led a revolt against Rome in 73BC?
-8. What is fermented to make the Japanese drink known as sake?
-9. Which planet comes first in Gustav Holst’s The Planets Suite?
-10. What name is given to a stoat in its white winter coat?
-11. Which Norwegian explorer beat Scott’s expedition to the South Pole in 1911?
-12. A rebus - the answer?

6. Oliver Twist

Just watched "Oliver!" a couple of weeks ago

8. rice

Good start, the pair of you!

12. But, on second thought

How are you Rog.?

Very well thanks, Remi

7. Spartacus

Oh yes!

2. travel

Good one, Marian!

4. Suffolk Punch ?

Bernie

They're big Bernie, but there are a couple of breeds that are bigger

5. Athens

Indeed!

Am I allowed to answer No.4 ?? ..

No reason not to, Mad - you won't be wasting your time!

9. Mars

Mad, why are you asking if you can answer one of the questions?

I thought I HAD answered it but that my answer had been removed - and so was wondering if I’d broken a rule or something 😯

Anyway, if there isn’t a problem, my answer to No. 4 is “Shire” 🤭

I'm pretty sure the three of us have decided to simply remove the contents of ill-timed posts and replace them with a message to that effect. That should eliminate any confusion.

I'm sure you're good to go, Mad.

1. Biatholon

3. playing dead

Thanks to all three of you, then, Pandora 🤗

(So is my answer correct, Urban Worrier ??)

10. ermine

Lady K, Mad, manxman, michele and Joan - all spot-on!