-1. Which bone of the body is also called the innominate bone?
-2. What name is given to the outermost region of the Sun’s atmosphere?
-3. Which scientist wrote A Brief History of Time?
-4. Who wrote the opera Tosca?
-5. What began in Cloncurry in Queensland Australia in 1928?
-6. What is the twelfth sign of the zodiac?
-7. In Greek mythology, which daughter of Demeter was carried off by Hades, who made her queen of the underworld?
-8. Who was the first man to swim the English Channel?
-9. What religion, founded more than 3,000 years ago in Persia, is one of the oldest in the world?.
-10. Plus or minus five years, when was the last Japanese soldier found hiding in the Philippines?
-11. What is the largest tree in the world called?
-12. Who is this?

3. Stephen Hawking

Good call, Marian (and you got in before jb!)

6. Pisces

Indeed, jb!

4. Giacomo Puccini

You got it, Mad

10. 1975 (I know it was a very long time)

Bernie

2. corona

Good ones, gentlemen

Apparently he refused to be repatriated, saying he would remain there until his commanding officer ordered him to leave

5. The Flying Doctor Service

7. In Greek mythology, which daughter of Demeter was carried off by Hades, who made her queen of the underworld?

I must resort to guesswork here. The only candiate I can think of is Styx. So I say Styx.

1. the hipbone

12. Jimi Hendrix

flotsam - guessed you might take that one!

Fogfighter - nice try, but afraid not

Lady K, michele - excellent calls!

11. General Sherman?

Hi Rog.

Hi Remi - spot-on!

Oh dear. I give up. I have no idea. Could google of course but that would be cheating.

8. Matthew Webb

Good one, Mad

7. Persephone

9. Zoroastrianism

Hi Rog.

Excellent, the pair of you!

I'm doing this because I actually thought of Persephone and didn't want to attempt to spell it out here since I have such a great record of wrong answers. Figures!

I actually knew the answer to this one because I have played Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies.