-1. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
-2. Who was Alexander the Great's main tutor?
-3. In which city would you find the "Spanish Steps"?
-4. What sort of creature is a hairstreak?
-5. What surname has been shared by three Formula One champions of the 20th century?
-6. What is the purpose of a Faraday cage?
-7. What kind of man always carried a katana and a wakizashi?
-8. Cheka, GPU, NKVD and MGB were all forerunners of what?
-9. In cookery, what is fugu, and why should care be taken in its preparation?
-10. What is the first event in a decathlon?
-11. Of what is Saint Isidore of Seville the patron saint?
-12. Of which country is this the national flag?

1. Amelia Earhart

3. Rome

Good as ever, folks!

6. To shield electromagnetic waves from charges and radiation

Indeed, mlchele!

10. 100 metres

Good call, manxman!

12. Mozambique

8. The KGB

Bernie

Remi, Bernie - both good!

7. A Samurai?

9. I think “Fugu” is Puffer Fish ??
I vaguely remember this from Domestic Science lessons at school because of poisonous parts ??

5. Fittipaldi

11. The internet??

4. small butterfly

2 Who was Alexander the Great's main tutor? Aristotle

flotsam, Mad, Remi, michele, fog - excellent calls!

manxman - afraid not. I can only find one Fittipaldi (Emerson), who won it in 1972 and 1974

5. Hill

Nice finish! Father and son Graham and Damon from the UK and American Phil