-1. The Taj Mahal is located near to which Indian city?
-2. What is the name of the large salty lake which lies between Israel and Jordan?
-3. By what name was Scottish King Robert I known?
-4. What is the term for the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel?
-5. Which was the first element to be created artificially?
-6. Which religious leader issued the fatwa against Salman Rushdie because of his book Satanic Verses?
-7. In which sport is the Conn Smythe Trophy awarded?
-8. Ganymede is a satellite of which planet?
-9. Which plant is also known as Monk’s Hood?
-10. Which former Polish shipyard electrician was awarded the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize?
-11. What is the "proper" name for a tight-rope walker?
-12. What animal is this?

12. the cat from "Peter and the Wolf"

9. aconite

Good call, jb!

... and Lady K

3. Robert the Bruce

8. Jupiter

1. Agra

Bernie

Marian, soot, Bernie - all good!

10. Lech Walesa

... and perfectly spelt!

5. Technetium

6. Ayatollah Khomeini

Nice ones, ladies!

11 - funambulist

2. The Dead Sea

These are going like hot-cakes tonight!

4. thrombosis

7. Hockey--the NHL for most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs

Nice finish, the pair of you!

As far as I can see, "embolism" would also been acceptable, michele. Looks like an embolism is cause when a lump of thrombus breaks loose and lodges elsewhere