1. What nationality was the painter Rubens?
-2. What is the name of the fictional kingdom in the 1894 novel The Prisoner Of Zenda?
-3. In the song, who met his match ”on the deserts down in Mexico"?
-4. The mythical tree nymph Caissa is the goddess of which popular game?
-5. Who was assassinated by Mark David Chapman?
-6. The culinary term 'a la Florentine' usually refers to a dish served with which vegetable?
-7. Complete the movie poster tag-line for Bonnie and Clyde: "They're young....they're in love.... and they "?
-8. Which prolific American singer songwriter's autobiography was titled Bound for Glory?
-9. What is a vaporetto in Venice?
-10. What is L. Frank Baum's most famous story?
-11. Which fruit is the main ingredient in Calvados, the world famous brandy from Normandy?
-12. Who is this?

5. John Lennon

And the assassination occurred at the Dakota Apartments, just a few blocks away from where I once lived in NYC. My mother and I used to take walks past the building. We saw Jason Robards there stepping into a cab once - this was when he was living there with Lauren Bacall.

12. Little Richard

Wow, Marian!

Good one, jb

8. Woody Guthrie

7. and they kill people!

Spot -on, ladies!

3. Pancho

6. spinach

10. The Wizard of Oz

Townes van Zandt - one of my very favourite singer/songwriters, manxman. But another one that seemed to possess the self-destruct gene...

Pandora, oldbroad - perfect!

2 - Ruritania

Good call, OB!

11. Apples 🍎

Looks good to me!

4. chess

Wild guess... 9. sauna??

9. hmmm, sounds like "something you smoke?"

It's a water taxi

soot, Jimbo - nice tries, but the cigars go to Pandora and manxman

We're going to need some whiskey for dipping.